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Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova and EU Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas discussed the completion of the reform of the prosecutor’s office and the start of a competition for holding administrative positions in the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), according to the website of the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO).
“From today started accepting documents from candidates, which will last until Feb. 15. We hope that in a few months the commission, as a result of a transparent and open selection, will be able to choose a really worthy head of the SAPO,” Venediktova said.
G7 Ambassadors expect transparent selection of SAPO head, independence of anti-corruption agencies 1 min read
The G7 Ambassadors note the importance of ensuring the independence of the Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions and expect transparency in the selection of a new head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor s Office (SAPO). G7 Ambassadors continued their dialogue with the Prosecutor General s Office of Ukraine today. They noted progress in PGO reform, looked forward to the transparent, merit-based selection of a new SAPO head and underlined the importance of the independence of Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions, the G7 Ambassadors said in a statement on Twitter on Friday.
As reported, in 2021 the UK led the group of G7 Ambassadors to support Ukraine. In January, G7 Ambassadors said they would continue to support Ukraine in implementing reforms that would stimulate the country s economic development.
PGO does not decide to change jurisdiction in case of record bribe to SAPO leadership – statement 2 min read
The Prosecutor General s Office (PGO) said that as of Thursday, December 31, no decision has been taken on the investigation of the so-called case of bribing the leadership of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor s Office (SAPO), in which the former Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych is suspected. Today, the media reported that the Prosecutor General s Office is trying to protect the former Ecology Minister of Yanukovych era. We want to warn the authors of this fantastic article, misleading the public and deliberately planned falsification do not honor the officers of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine, the Prosecutor General s Office said in a statement on Thursday.
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Decision to change jurisdiction in case of bribing leadership of anti-corruption bodies to be challenged in Appeal Court – SAPO 3 min read
The decision of the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv on transferring to another pretrial investigation body the case of an attempt to bribe the leadership of anti-corruption bodies in order to close criminal proceedings on suspicion of the former Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources will be appealed in the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC), the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor s Office (SAPO) said. The decision was challenged in the Chamber of Appeals of the High Anti-Corruption Court on December 29, 2020, and in accordance with the information posted on the portal of the judiciary, the case is scheduled for appeal on December 30, 2020, the SAPO wrote on Facebook.
Education Minister Serhiy Shkarlet
KYIV – As the year ends, a moderate reshuffle in the Cabinet of Ministers and at the executive branch took place over the past 10 days in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration amid the political newcomer’s dwindling popularity 19 months into his term.
Oleh Tatarov, the president’s deputy chief of staff responsible for law enforcement, said on December 21 that he would recuse himself of certain duties in order to cooperate with investigators and avoid a conflict of interest in a large-scale corruption case in which he is a suspect.
Oleg Tatarov
After receiving a notice of suspicion for involvement in the alleged $2.8 million graft scheme from the National Anticorruption Bureau (NABU), Mr. Tatarov said at a briefing the same day that he had “temporarily transferred part of my powers to another employee of the president’s office in order to avoid manipulation.”