“The High Anti-Corruption Court is abolishing the IQ test” - an expert notes the degradation and dependence of the HACC on NABU and SAPO
Kyiv • UNN
The relevant committee of the Rada recommended to cancel the requirement of a 75% passing score for cognitive testing of HACC judges. Experts believe that this will increase the court's dependence on the NABU and the SAPO.
HACC judges will be exempted from taking IQ tests and exams on the history of Ukraine. This will lead to their even greater degradation and, as a result, will increase their dependence on NABU and SAPO, writes political consultant, political strategist Oleh Posternak, reports UNN.
“Today, the HACC is degrading and turning into a typical post-Soviet court with the same post-totalitarian approach. The abolition of IQ tests and knowledge of Ukrainian history is a logical continuation of this process,” the expert wrote.
He noted that the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada recommended the adoption of draft law 11425-d in the second reading, which removes the requirement of a 75% passing score for cognitive testing (IQ test). Along with it, there will be no testing on the history of Ukrainian statehood in the HACC competitions.
“What does this mean in practice? The High Qualification Commission of Judges will determine what the IQ test will be. Given that the current judges are not very wise - they buy cars and real estate for the highbrows, follow the instructions of the NABU and the SAPO - the test will either not be at all or will be very simplified. For example, candidates will draw a picture by numbers or solve puzzles,” Posternak said.
He reminded that the European Commission recently stated in a shadow report that the High Anti-Corruption Court is becoming increasingly dependent on the NABU and the SAPO, which systematically violate constitutional human rights. He also cited the example of lawyer Rostyslav Kravets, when HACC judges completely blocked the work of the court for one day.
“Recently, the HACC judges have outdone themselves - on November 8, they actually went on strike and decided not to come to work! All indictments and motions filed that day remained unallocated (including the criminal proceedings against the current MP). The reason for this absurd behavior is a masterpiece. It turns out that half of the judges went on a business trip abroad, and the other half took a vacation to prepare for the exam to the HACC Appeals Chamber,” Posternak wrote.
But ultimately, in his opinion, the abolition of the tests could benefit the judicial system.
“Experience shows that the more time the HACC judges spend on vacation, the more chances there are for fair justice in the country,” the expert concluded.
