Parliament fails to expel Boyko from human rights committee

Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an MP from the Hos faction, announced this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

He clarified that the legislative initiative under registration number 12327 was supported by only 217 votes of MPs out of the minimum 226 required.

The corresponding initiative was supported by: the Servant of the Pele faction – 166 MPs; Eurean Sidarity – 17; Batkivshchyna – 7; Platform for Life – 0; the Hos faction – 12; Restoration of Ukraine – 0; For the Future – 4; Dovira – 4; non-affiliated – 7.

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The document provided for the recall of MP Yur Boyko, the head of the Platform for Life and Peace parliamentary group, from his position as a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, De-occupation and Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations.

As reported, the Verkhovna Rada called out First Deputy Prosecutor General eks Khomenko and SBU Head Vasyl Maliuk to report on the activities of pro-Russian parties on December 18.

On December 17, the SBU summoned the head of the Platform for Life and Peace, Yur Boyko, for questioning to explain his recent statements.

Prior to that, Boyko had posted a video on TikTok where he spoke about “radicals” who renamed cities, demished monuments, and mentioned the language and the church.

After visiting the SBU, Boyko recorded a video apogizing to Ukrainians and calling Putin a war criminal.