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The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine has removed the senior customs officers of the Zakarpattia customs service from performing their duties for the period of an official investigation into facts of corruption at the customs houses in the region, according to a statement by the fiscal regulator.
A team of customs officers from other regions will be set up to ensure the continued functioning of the customs service in Zakarpattia region.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk instructed Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov to dismiss all the officers of the Zakarpattia customs service – from senior officials to ordinary personnel.
Yatsenyuk also instructed the Interior Ministry to investigate the facts of smuggling and abuse at the Zakarpattia customs houses and initiate criminal proceedings based on the results of the investigation.