Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has submitted the draft law on the Higher Anti-corruption Court for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada.
As reported on the parliament's website, the president also registered a bill on amending the law "On the Judiciary and Status of Judges" in connection with the adoption of the law "On the Higher Anti-corruption Court."
Both bills were registered on December 22.
They are defined as urgent. However, the texts of documents have not yet been made public.
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The Venice Commission says the only way to combat high-level corruption in Ukraine is the quick creation of a high specialized anti-corruption court, as stipulated in the Law on the Judiciary and Status of Judges, whose judges will be elected in a transparent procedure with the participation of the international community.
The creation of the anti-corruption court is one of the conditions for further cooperation between Ukraine and its key lender, the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
On December 8, the IMF called on the Verkhovna Rada to pass a draft law on the anti-corruption court as a priority piece of legislation.