New chief of Ukraine’s National Police appointed

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Serhiy Kniazev as the chief of the National Police of Ukraine.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet’s meeting on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The candidacy of Serhiy Kniazev for the chief of the National Police of Ukraine was proposed by Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.

Earlier, police general Serhiy Kniazev headed the Department of Criminal Investigation of the National Police of Ukraine.

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