New Prosecutor General Yury Chaika fired the chief military prosecutor and five deputy prosecutors Wednesday in an overhaul of the Prosecutor General's Office that removes several officials linked to incompetence or corruption.
Chief Military Prosecutor Alexander Savenkov, however, had made a name for himself as being independent and fair, and his dismissal dismayed soldiers' rights activists.
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