Former head of the Lviv Regional Justice Department Iryna Popovych has filed a lawsuit against Justice Minister Roman Zvarych over her illegal dismissal while she was on sick leave.
According to Popovych, the first hearing of the case in Kyiv's Pechersky Court is scheduled for August.
At the same time, lawsuits against the Ministry of Justice seeking the annulment of the minister's illegal orders have been filed by two other dismissed heads – of the justice departments of Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
As Popovych noted, in previous years there had not been a single lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice from dismissed regional-level heads.
Until now, no new head of the justice department in Lviv region has been appointed.