Ukraine General Prosecutor fires senior reformist prosecutor

Prosecutor-General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin speaks during a news conference on the arrest of Hennadiy Korban in Kiev, Ukraine, November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Senior Ukrainian prosecutor and anti-corruption campaigner Davit Sakvarelidze has been fired by General Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, Shokin's deputy Vladyslav Kutsenko said on Tuesday.

Sakvarelidze, one of several foreign-born experts brought in to assist Ukraine with its Western-backed reform drive, has been an outspoken critic of the prosecutor's office.