, ▁a ▁hospital ized ▁individual ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁terminated ▁from ▁his ▁position . ▁However , ▁when ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁became ▁im min ent , ▁Laz aren ko ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁initi ative . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ▁again ▁from ▁the ▁N 4 0 ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁D n ip rop et rov sk ▁O blast ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁H rom ada ▁opposition ▁party . ▁In ▁parliament ▁Laz aren ko ▁became ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁H rom ada ▁parliament ary ▁fa ction . ▁H rom ada ▁frequently ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁Social ist ▁parliament ary ▁fa ction ▁of ▁Ole ks andr ▁Mor oz . ▁ ▁Im pr ison ments ▁and ▁tri als ▁Laz aren ko ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁on ▁money - la und ering ▁charges ▁as ▁he ▁crossed ▁by ▁car ▁from ▁France ▁into ▁Switzerland . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁b ail ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁later ▁after ▁giving ▁sure ty ▁of ▁three ▁million ▁dollars . ▁Details ▁of ▁his ▁arrest ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁political ▁sc andal ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁as ▁rum ours ▁spread ▁about ▁Laz aren ko ▁attempting ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁Swiss ▁border ▁with ▁a ▁Pan aman ian ▁pass port . ▁The ▁public ▁up ro ar ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁inst ig ated ▁by ▁President ▁K uch ma ' s ▁administration , ▁who ▁pressed ▁for ▁Laz aren ko ' s ▁arrest .