Rada votes for prosecution reform, but without competitive selection of prosecutor general – AntAC
The Verkhovna Rada has passed bill No. 16144 on prosecution reform at first reading, but it does not provide for an open competition for the post of prosecutor general, as required by the EU.
The Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC) reported this, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
"Instead of passing a bill on an open competition for the post of prosecutor general, as the EU requires of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada voted for a sham reform in bill No. 16144.
This is only the first reading, but we are confident that MPs will try to push this imitation of reform through to final passage as well," the centre stressed.
AntAC noted that the main problem with the bill is the absence of competitive selection for the post of prosecutor general.
"Without this provision, all other changes are entirely meaningless, since the key person in the system will remain a political appointee, wholly dependent on those in power.
What next? Amendments introducing an open competition for the post of prosecutor general and a clean-up modelled on that of the Economic Security Bureau must be added before the second reading. Then there is a chance of a real clean-up of the prosecution service," the centre added.
