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Ukraine must hold as soon as possible the meeting of legislative experts to facilitate the preparation of the bill on the High Anti-Corruption Court to its second reading.
A discussion was held with the IMF leadership on steps required for Ukraine to get a new loan tranche, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos Jan 25.
"We continue our cooperation with IMF. I'd like to thank David Lipton [First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF] and Christine Lagarde [Managing Director of the IMF] for a wonderful meeting and discussion of what and when must be done. Including the issues of the Anti-Corruption Court," Poroshenko told those attending the Davos Ukrainian Breakfast, the president's press service reports.
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On December 22, 2017, Petro Poroshenko submitted to Parliament a draft law on the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC). The head of state also registered in the Rada a bill on amendments to the law on the judiciary and the status of judges. Both bills were designated as urgent.
The Venice Commission says that the only way to fight top-level corruption in Ukraine is to swiftly create a specialized anti-corruption court as envisaged by the law on the judiciary and the status of judges. HACC judges should be selected in a transparent procedure with the participation of the international community.
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In turn, the press service of Poroshenko's administration insists that the president-proposed draft law on the High Anti-Corruption Court had been developed in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and was in line with the Venice Commission's recommendations.
Later, on January 16, Poroshenko told foreign diplomats the legislation could be amended after a first vote in parliament to make it more effective.