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On November 23, the Goloseevsky Court of Kiev considered two administrative protocols drawn up by the judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Igor Slidenko for the late filing of an electronic declaration, after which it closed the process “in relation to the cancellation of the act establishing responsibility, “wrote the RBC-Ukraine agency.
The Goloseevsky District Court of Kiev closed the case against the judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Igor Slidenko, whom the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption suspected of having failed to file his tax return. On November 23, RBC-Ukraine wrote about this with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.
On November 23, the court considered two administrative protocols drawn up by the judge for the late filing of the electronic declaration and closed the process “in relation to the cancellation of the act establishing responsibility,” the agency source said.
The case was closed because the Constitutional Court previously declared unconstitutional and canceled the responsibility for inaccurate declaration. Slidenko was the reporting judge in this case.
On October 27, the NAPK reported that the decision in the case of inaccurate declaration was made by the judges, who are suspected of it. They noted that an administration protocol was drawn up against Slidenko for not submitting reports of significant changes in property state.
Slidenko said that in August he received a letter from the NACP regarding violations related to the declaration, noting that he had submitted his explanations in writing. According to the judge, 20 hours after the letter was emailed, he received a call and was told that his explanations were unsatisfactory.
On October 27, 2020, 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 provide statements, is an excessive punishment for committing such crimes.
In connection with the decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on October 28, NAPK closed access to the register of electronic returns and stopped their verification, storage and publication. The head of the agency, Alexander Novikov, called the KSU decision “a crushing defeat for anti-corruption reform.”
KSU director Alexander Tupitsky said the NAPK deliberately “dispersed the situation,” Slidenko said the court’s decision did not foresee the need to close the registry.
On October 29, after a meeting of the NSDC, in compliance with the order of the Cabinet of Ministers, NAPK opened access to the registry of electronic returns.
On the same day, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, registered a bill in the Verkhovna Rada, which proposes to recognize the decision of the Constitutional Court as illegal, deprive the entire composition of the court and appoint a new one, as well as ensure continuity. of anti-corruption legislation. Tupitsky said that this bill has signs of a constitutional coup and contradicts two articles of the Constitution of Ukraine.
On November 3, the Rada called for the resignation of 11 judges of the Constitutional Court, who voted for the abolition of some anti-corruption regulations. On November 4, 226 popular deputies signed and presented a statement to the Constitutional Court urging the judges to resign voluntarily.
