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Ukrainian Football Association started the procedure for convening Extraordinary Congress of the UAF. The convening of an extraordinary reporting and election Congress of the UAF and its holding imply the election of a new president of the Association.
The UAF administration received formal written decisions from 32 members of Congress. This indicator is acceptable for the start of convening an extraordinary Congress.
The UAF also proposed an agenda for the extraordinary Congress. It is noted that it must take place no later than 60 days from the date of receipt of all necessary documents.
Previously, the majority of the collective members of the UAF – regional football associations – made demands for the resignation of Anatoly Demyanenko from the post of first vice-president (UAF), the appointment of an interim secretary general of the organization, as well as an independent audit.
In May, the Pechersky Court of the city of Kyiv extended the suspension of the head of the UAF Andrei Pavelko from his post until July 9, 2023. In mid-June, the Shevchenkovsky District Court of Lvov imprisoned Pavelko in a pre-trial detention center for a period of 60 days, then the functionary’s stay in custody was extended.
The bail of 9.88 million hryvnia, which was previously paid for the head of the UAF, was transferred in favor of the state. The latest decision of the Pechersk court extended Pavelko’s stay in the pre-trial detention center until January 18, 2024.
In November, the prosecutor’s office completed a pre-trial investigation in a criminal case against Pavelko and the organization’s general secretary, Yuri Zapisotsky, on suspicion of embezzlement of public funds.
The UAF considers the entire process to be custom work from former association leaders. In 2018, the “Schemes” program conducted an investigation, as a result of which journalists suspected the UAF and its president Andrei Pavelko of corruption through a plant for the production of artificial fields.
Source: Sportarena
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