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British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons believes that in the situation with the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, it is necessary to unite all those who support the future Euro-Atlantic future of the country.
To resolve the situation in Ukraine in relation to the latest decisions of the Constitutional Court, it is necessary to join forces. This opinion voiced On November 1, the British ambassador to Kiev, Melinda Simmons, took to Twitter.
“Like many others, I closely follow the latest decisions of the Constitutional Court. It is now important that the government and all those who support the future Euro-Atlantic in Ukraine come together at this decisive moment for Ukraine,” the diplomat wrote.
Like many others, I closely follow the evolution of the recent decisions of the Constitutional Court. Right now it is important that the government and all those who support a Euro-Atlantic future come together at this defining moment. #Ukraine
– Melinda Simmons (@MelSimmonsFCDO) November 1, 2020
On October 27, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine canceled some of the provisions of the anti-corruption laws and indicated that the establishment of criminal liability for declaring deliberately inaccurate data, as well as the deliberate failure to submit statements is an excessive punishment for committing such crimes.
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), in relation to the decision of the CCU, closed access to the registry of electronic returns and stopped their verification, storage and publication. The agency director called the KSU’s decision “a crushing defeat for anti-corruption reform.”
In addition, as a result of the blocking of the NAPK’s access to state records, the National Agency is unable to conduct a special verification of the statements of candidates for leadership positions in state bodies, therefore, the winners of local elections they cannot be appointed to their positions, the NAPK said. KSU chief Alexander Tupitskiy said that NAPK “dispersed the situation,” KSU judge Igor Slidenko said the court’s decision did not foresee the need to close the registry.
After the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine in accordance with the order of the Cabinet of Ministers Open access NAPK to the registry of electronic returns.
October 29 Zelensky registered a bill in the Verkhovna Rada, who are invited to recognize the decision of the Constitutional Court as unlawful, deprive the entire composition of the court and appoint a new one, as well as ensure the continuity of anti-corruption legislation. Representatives of the Council of Europe criticized Zelensky’s bill on October 31.
Before August 28 KSU concluded it was unconstitutional Appointment of Artem Sytnyk as director of the National Anti-Corruption Office of Ukraine. By issuing a decree on the appointment of Sytnyk, Ukraine’s fifth president Petro Poroshenko exceeded his constitutional powers, the court said.
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