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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday temporarily removed the head of the country's constitutional court, in the latest fight in the country's battle against endemic graft.
The Prosecutor General's office asked Zelensky on Monday to remove Oleksandr Tupytsky after the judge was accused of witness tampering and ignored a police summons for questioning.
"I am signing this decree in order to restore justice and solve the constitutional crisis," Zelensky said in a decree Tuesday which removes Tupytsky from his position for two months.
The move came despite the constitutional court saying Monday that the temporary removal of its head would be unconstitutional.