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President Petro Poroshenko said that he will try very hard to launch an anti-corruption court by the end of 2018.
This was reported by Poroshenko’s press service.
“I will do my best to create an anti-corruption court before the start of the presidential campaign. It is not only about creating conditions for competition, but also to complete the contest, form a court and launch,” Poroshenko said. He added that the court will be created in parallel with the elections.
According to him, the High Council of Justice will review the bill on the launch of the court on June 18.
“On Monday, on the agenda of the High Council for Justice, is my bill on the implementation of the anti-corruption court and its launch. I very much hope that the consideration of the High Council for Justice will be positive,”the president said. “This will give me the opportunity, without having to waste a day, already on Tuesday, to register this bill in the Verkhovna Rada. I will identify it as urgent. I will ask that it be voted on in the first reading as a whole. This is our way to make sure that the court is creaeted as soon as possible.”
Poroshenko also reminded about his appeal to the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds for the creation of the court.
“My appeal was to the High Qualifications Commission of Judges to prepare for this, to the High Council for Justice. This is a very difficult process, but I will do everything to this year. I’m sure society will help me. I’m sure the public will help me. We will together create a new anti-corruption court,” Poroshenko added.
On June 7, the draft law was supported by 315 deputies. Poroshenko, who was present at the Verkhovna Rada, called it “a victory for the Ukrainian people.” On June 9, chairman of the Rada, Andriy Parubiy, signed the law. On June 11, Poroshenko signed the law on the creation of the court. He noted that this is “a key milestone in the creation of independent, anti-corruption infrastructure in our country.”
The creation of the court is a requirement by the International Monetary Fund. However, shortly after Ukraine’s parliament passed the bill on June 7, the IMF said that it still needed to review the final version, and separate legislation was needed to actually establish the court.
According to Artem Sytnyk, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, half a year is enough to launch the court.
