"On Friday, the first deputy head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, General Sergei Semotchko, was relieved of his post," Poroshenko said.

In the first ambassador of the head of the Service of Calling for Generals, General Sergiy Semochk

- Petro Poroshenko (@poroshenko) April 14, 2019

In October 2018, the SBU launched an investigation into Semotchko.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine opened a criminal case against Semotchka under the article on bribery.

A journalistic investigation alleges that the official’s family owns houses near Kiev, totaling $ 8 million.