Complete abolition of Lozovyi's "amendments" is important - SAPO

It is important for the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office to completely abolish the so-called "Lozovyi amendments". This was announced by the head of the SAPO, Oleksandr Klymenko, during a briefing, explaining how this issue can be resolved, the correspondent of UNN reports.

Details

"It is important for us to completely abolish the so-called Lozovyi amendments. This is not a complicated concept, I believe that it is enough to cancel the grounds for closing criminal proceedings due to the so-called missed pre-trial investigation deadlines and transfer the right to extend the investigation period after the person is notified of suspicion to the prosecutor. This may be a fairly simple draft law that will resolve and save a huge number of criminal proceedings where billions and billions of dollars in damages have been established," Klymenko said.

Addendum

In 2023, the Verkhovna Rada adopted as a whole a draft law on the independence of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), but only with a "very partial" abolition of some provisions of the Lozovyi amendments.

Foreign experts who audited the activities of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine for 2021-2023 pointed out the need to abolish the so-called Lozovyi amendments, as they only hinder detectives.

Recall

In October 2023, the HACCU closed the case of Odesa businessman Vadym Alperin on the creation of corruption schemes at customs that caused the state losses of more than UAH 60 million. On March 22, 2024, the HACC Appeals Chamber overturned the HACC's decision to close Alperin's case and ordered its reconsideration in the court of first instance.

The case was closed due to the expiration of the pre-trial investigation after the person was notified of suspicion (Article 284(1)(10) of the CPC). This paragraph was added after the adoption of the Lozovyi amendments.