The Rada summoned the head of the Ministry of Strategic Industries to report
Kyiv • UNN
The Verkhovna Rada summoned Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin to report. Earlier, Defense Minister Umerov was also summoned over the mine scandal, but he did not appear.
Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Herman Smetanin has been summoned to the Verkhovna Rada to report, UNN reports, citing MPs.
Herman Smetanin was summoned to the Rada and the Ministry of Industry. The proposal of Defense Committee member Ivchenko was supported by 167 votes out of 150 required
In his turn, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko added that two days ago they summoned Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to the Rada, but he has not yet arrived.
Recall
The Verkhovna Rada summons Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to explain defense procurement. The minister is to report on the mine scandal and plans to use 23 billion hryvnias.
Also, a draft resolution on the dismissal of Rustem Umerov has already been registered in the parliament.
Context
An interagency commission is investigating the causes of the malfunctioning of 120-mm minesreported by the military at the front. The defective batch has now been seized, and the SBI has opened a criminal investigation into possible defects and violations of storage conditions.
