In Yuzhnoukrainsk, the secretary of the city council, Akulenko, who was dismissed by the deputies at an external meeting, was appointed

Deputies of the Yuzhnoukrainsk City Council supported the order of Denys Kravchenko, who was elected secretary of the city council at an external meeting, regarding the settlement with Oleksandr Akulenko, who was dismissed by the same deputies.

The corresponding draft decision was approved at the session of the city council.

We remind that on November 20, Denys Kravchenko came to work after registering as the secretary of the Yuzhnoukrainsk City Council, but could not get to the office. A locksmith was called to the scene and the lock was broken.

After that, he held a session of the city council, during which a temporary control commission was created, which should investigate where the seal of the city council was after the deputies dismissed Oleksandr Akulenko from the post of secretary at an external meeting.

Deputies also voted for settlement with Oleksandr Akulenko and payment of all funds belonging to him.

At the same time, on Saturday, December 2, Oleksandr Akulenko's appeal appeared on the page of the Yuzhnoukrainsk community. He notes that he is not going to give up and plans to «act within the law.»

«I understand the employees of the council's executive body. I support them. They became hostages in this situation. I thank them for fruitful cooperation. I thank you for your support. I also thank the residents of the community for their support. No one is going to sit idly by, but we will act exclusively within the law, in accordance with the norms of Ukrainian legislation,» he said.

It will be recalled that on September 5, deputies of the Southern Ukrainian City Council at an independently convened meeting voted for the dismissal of the secretary of the city council Oleksandr Akulenko.

To replace the «servant of the people» in Yuzhnoukrainsk, the deputies elected a new secretary from the «Proposal» Denys Kravchenko.

The session was attended by 21 deputies. According to NikVesti information, most of them are related to or directly work at the Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP.

Before the meeting, the deputies tried to expel the Nikvesti correspondent and operator. In particular, Anzhela Savastru, stated that she rented premises in the «Enerhetik» cultural center with her own money, and allegedly that is why journalists do not have the right to be there. And then she asked them to pay her rent.

People's deputy Artem Chornomorov, elected to the Council for the district, which includes Yuzhnoukrainsk, considers the decision to terminate the powers of acting mayor Oleksandr Akulenko invalid. According to him, «this is a seizure of power.»

At first, Denys Kravchenko failed to register for the position. In a decision dated September 14, 2023, the state registrar refused to register him as the secretary of the Yuzhnoukrainsk City Council. The document states that Denys Kravchenko did not submit the documents in full, and also did not leave the original documents and his own application for registration with the registrar. It is also indicated that technical errors were made when filling out the application.

The third attempt to register Denys Kravchenko took place in the evening of November 8 in the Kobleve village council. Representatives of the Yuzhnoukrainsk City Council, who oppose the appointment of Denys Kravchenko, said that the registrar had been given «fake documents» and called the police. Also, the deputy mayor of Yuzhnoukrainsk, Serhii Hornostai, indicated that the documents had «a fake stamp.»

However, the attempt was successful for Denys Kravchenko and he was registered for the position.

After that, the secretary of the Yuzhnoukrainsk City Council Oleksandr Akulenko, who was dismissed by the decision of the session of September 5, said that the registration of the «new» city council secretary Denys Kravchenko is a criminal offense. He is already preparing an appeal to law enforcement agencies.

Denys Kravchenko also explained why he could not be registered in the position the previous times. According to him, previously the work of the city council was paralyzed, and important issues for the community were not approved.