Head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine: authorities are trying to prevent the creation of an anti-corruption court
Artem Sytnyk, Chairman of the NABU (Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine), believes that authorities are trying to prevent the creation of an anti-corruption court through manipulation.
"The creation of this court is now at the stage of huge manipulation by the acting authorities," he said at a briefing in Lviv.
In so doing, Sytnyk mentioned the conclusions of the High Council of Justice regarding the unconstitutionality of the draft law (No. 6011) on the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court, as well as the statement of Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko that he does not see the need to create such a court.
Sytnyk believes that the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court should take place in parallel with judicial reform. In his opinion, this court could be created before the end of 2017 under pressure from the West.
The cases investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau are currently being considered by the Solomensky District Court of Kyiv (the ofice of the NABU is located in this district of the capital). The Bureau repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the decisions of this court and demanded the creation of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court. According to the idea, this court will investigate all NABU cases, and it will be possible to appeal its decisions only in the Supreme Court.