KIEV, May 24 – Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, acting on an application filed by MP Viktoria Voitsytska (Samopomich faction) on May 11 launched a pre-trial investigation under Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (neglect of official duty where it caused any significant damage to the state interests) on May 20 against Naftogaz Ukrainy chief Andriy Kobolev.

"Number of the criminal case is 42016000000001293 dated May 20, 2016," Voitsytska wrote on her Facebook page, posting a copy of response of Deputy Prosecutor General Yuriy Stoliarchuk.