The president-proposed draft law on the High Anti-Corruption Court was developed in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, as stated in a commentary by the press service of the Presidential Administration.
The bill on the Anti-Corruption Court was developed in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission," the commentary says.
The presidential administration says that as of today the draft law has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, therefore "all discussions about certain norms must be held within the legal framework in the Ukrainian parliament."
The administration has also pointed out that President Poroshenko has repeatedly stressed that the state leadership has political will to create an independent anti-corruption court.
As reported earlier, today, on January 15, the Europeiska Pravda online news outlet said the IMF in a letter to Ihor Rainin, head of Poroshenko administration, signed off by resident representative Ron van Rooden, formally informed the Ukrainian authorities that the adoption of the bill on the anti-corruption court in its current version would mean Kyiv’s breach of its obligations before international partners.
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The publication noted that the letter included a total of nine systemic remarks.
On December 22, 2017, President Poroshenko submitted to Parliament a draft law on the High Anti-Corruption Court. The head of state also registered in the Rada a bill on amending the law on judiciary and the status of judges. Both bills were determined urgent.
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The setting up of the ACU is one of the conditions for continued cooperation with the IMF.