Serhiy Vlasenko

[2] On 21 January 2013, Vlasenko stated that he stood accused of car theft, robbery and failing to obey a court ruling stemming from his divorce several years ago.

[9] On 28 February 2013, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Rybak inquired to the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine on depriving Vlasenko of his seat in parliament[10] because he continued to engage in other than parliamentary activity.

[11] The U.S. Department of State agreed with the EU on this and added the case appeared to be politically motivated due to Vlasenko's connection with Yulia Tymoshenko.

[15] The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office closed criminal proceedings against Vlasenko "due to the absence of a crime in his actions" on 14 March 2014.

[16][17] In addition to his work in parliament, Vlasenko is a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).