“The head of the Specialized Anti -Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Alexander Klimenko stated the critical consequences that caused the situation with the elimination of the independence of anti -corruption structures and the subsequent restoration of powers.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: SAP and NABU executives as part of the YES Annual Conference, Interfax-Ukraine reports
The direct language of Klimenko: “It is not necessary to reject the fact that it is (elimination of independence of anti -corruption bodies and further return of powers – ed.) Very slow our work. At some point it stopped, stopped cooperation with many reveals, and then we need to catch up again …
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There are consequences, they are quite critical. And there are also many interferences that do not allow us to perform our work effectively. ”
Details: In turn, Director of the National Anti -Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Semen Krivonos He noted that the anti -corruption authorities insist on the need to grant the right to the head of the SAP independently criminal proceedings against people’s deputies on suspicion of corruption. He noted that such investigations should not begin the Attorney General.
“Why is it important? Because we have the duty to do it, and the question is that we cannot start. That is, we are obliged to investigate a corruption crime, but we cannot start it,” NABU director explained.
In addition, Krivonos recalled the need to give anti -corruption structures the right of autonomous removal of information (“listening”).
“On the listening, we have seriously advanced with the Security Service of Ukraine: we are now completing the construction of appropriate technical capabilities, we will continue to communicate with them about providing access to this infrastructure so that we can listen to our own, without contacting the SBU,” he said.
Prehistory:
- On July 22, the Verkhovna Rada approved Law No. 12414 as amended to the Criminal Procedure Code, according to which NABU and SAPs become dependent on the decisions of the Prosecutor General. In the evening of the same day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the document.
- In many cities of Ukraine, there were a few days in a row after the adoption of this legislative initiative.
- Responding to the social resistance and concern to partners, Zelensky has introduced a bill in the Verkhovna Rada, which will provide “force of law enforcement system” and preserve “all rules for the independence of anti -corruption institutions”.
- On July 31, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law that returns the selected powers to the anti -corruption bodies – NABU and SAP.
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