The Verkhovna Rada today adopted in the first reading a bill on the independence of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's
Office (SAP), MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Tuesday, UNN reports. It is a beacon for the IMF and the EU
The Verkhovna Rada today passed in the first reading a bill on the independence of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Tuesday, UNN reports.
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The Rada passed in the first reading No. 10060 on the independence of the SAPO. The vote was 286 in favor
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"This is a beacon for the IMF and the EU. G7 ambassadors also emphasized the adoption of the bill in a statement. And it is also important for future US funding," the MP said.
As reported in the parliament, draft law No. 10060 proposes to improve the legal framework for the SAPO, in particular in terms of strengthening its autonomy and organizational independence.
The draft law is aimed at
Strengthening the institutional autonomy of the SAPO, in particular, in order to: improve
the procedure for selection of prosecutors and appointment to administrative positions in the SAPO;
empowering the Head of the SAPO to regulate its own organizational structure; separate
separate regulation of the disciplinary liability of SAPO prosecutors and defining
provisions on accountability of the SAPO management (including performance evaluation and periodic external audit).
performance evaluation and periodic external audit to be conducted by external
experts with international experience).