Verkovna Rada deprived MP Yuriy Aristov of his mandate of the Verkhovna Rada (Servant of the People party), reports MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
"Parliament supported #9530 termination the deputy powers of MP Yuriy Aristov. A new anti-record for the number of MPs in the Parliament is 403," Zheleznyak wrote.
The day before Aristov was searched due to the investigation about his holidays in the Maldives as a "business trip". The Security Service of Ukraine checks with whom the deputy had a contact during the trip.
The MP's trip was exposed due to Slidstva Info journalists who found out that Aristov stayed in a five-star hotel on the islands in July.