People's Deputy Dmitry Lubinets may become the new Ombudsman
The Head of the Verkhovna Rada submitted to the Parliament the candidacy of People's Deputy Dmytro Lubinets for the position of the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights. Ruslan Stefanchuk announced this on his Facebook page. – In accordance with the requirements of the law, he made a proposal for the candidacy of the People's Deputy of Ukraine Dmitry Valeryevich Lubinets for the position of the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights, Stefanchuk wrote. Dmytro Lubinets got into the Verkhovna Rada in 2019 as a non-partisan self-nominated candidate in the 60th constituency (Donetsk region). Member of the deputy group “For the Future”. He is the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights, De-occupation and Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories in Donetsk, Luhansk Regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the City of Sevastopol, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations. Prior to this, Lyudmila Denisova was the ombudsman. The decision to dismiss her was made by the Verkhovna Rada on May 31. From various sources it was reported that people's deputies Nikolai Tishchenko, Maryana Bezuglaya, Oleksandr Kachura (“Servant of the People”) and the presidential commissioner for security issues could become Ombudsman instead of Denisova. Rights of the Defenders of Ukraine Elena Verbitskaya. Also, the “servant of the people” Marina Bardina proposed three human rights activists for the position of ombudsman – Larisa Denisenko, Alexandra Matviychuk and Alexander Pavlichenko.
