“The Temporary Investigative Commission (TCC) of the Verkhovna Rada, which is investigating possible abuses in the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HCJC), found signs of violation of anti-corruption legislation in the actions of the head of the HRC Andriy Pasichnyk. Suspicions arose after his interrogation, during which Pasichnik could not reasonably explain how he could check 210 practical problems of candidates in one day while being treated in”, — write on: ua.news
The Temporary Investigative Commission (TCC) of the Verkhovna Rada, which is investigating possible abuses in the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HCJC), found signs of violation of anti-corruption legislation in the actions of the head of the HRC Andriy Pasichnyk.
Suspicions arose after his interrogation, during which Pasichnyk could not reasonably explain how he could check 210 practical tasks of candidates in one day, while being treated at Feofania, while access to the evaluation system is possible only from the premises of the Commission. Against the background of these revelations, the TSC unanimously decided to contact the law enforcement officers to verify the given facts within the framework of criminal proceedings.
The main doubts of the TSC were not only the circumstances of the inspection of works “on sick leave”, but also the fact that the highest points in the competition were received by relatives of members of the VKKS, active members of the VRP and Pasichnyk’s personal assistant, Ruslan Raimov. To the direct questions, the head of the State Committee of the Russian Federation gave confusing answers: he allegedly checked the works personally, in printed and coded form, but at the end of his answer he refused to give further testimony, referring to Article 63 of the Constitution of Ukraine. The TSC concluded that the established circumstances indicate a violation of the anti-corruption legislation and the norms for the selection of judges.
As expected, the actions of the anti-corruption TSK caused sharp opposition from the VKKS. In response to the decision to hand over the materials to law enforcement agencies, the Supreme Court of Justice immediately rushed to defend its authority, accusing the parliamentary controllers of “interference in the activities of judicial governance.” The commission also complained about “political pressure” due to TSK’s statements about the possibility of using coercion against Serhiy Chumak, a member of the Central Committee of the Russian Federation, who ignored the invitation for questioning.
Earlier, Temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada (TSC) on corruption in law enforcement and judicial bodies turned to Zelenskyi due to numerous violations during the selection of judges.
