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In 2024, Ukraine continues to grapple with the complexities of lustration, a crucial process designed to purge government ranks of officials tainted by corruption or malpractices from past administrations. Initially launched to cleanse the system post-Yanukovych era, the lustration efforts have seen various iterations and legal challenges. Recent developments highlight the expiration of a 10-year restriction on appointing certain officials, sparking debates on the law’s scope and effectiveness.
Both the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts have weighed in, with rulings that occasionally contradict local sentiments. The ECHR's rulings on compensations for unjust dismissals under lustration laws have stirred controversies, citing discrepancies with European standards. Meanwhile, political figures like former President Poroshenko criticize new proposals that could extend purges, signaling potential power struggles.
Additionally, the ongoing legislative actions in the Verkhovna Rada, including President Zelenskyi’s push for broader lustration laws, demonstrate the dynamic and contentious nature of reforming Ukraine’s bureaucratic landscape. These moves have met with skepticism from international bodies like the G7, yet the drive towards transparency and justice continues to mold Ukraine’s governance.
As lustration remains a pivotal yet divisive tool, its evolution is closely watched by both national and international observers, marking a significant chapter in Ukraine’s journey towards democratic consolidation and accountability.
Both the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts have weighed in, with rulings that occasionally contradict local sentiments. The ECHR's rulings on compensations for unjust dismissals under lustration laws have stirred controversies, citing discrepancies with European standards. Meanwhile, political figures like former President Poroshenko criticize new proposals that could extend purges, signaling potential power struggles.
Additionally, the ongoing legislative actions in the Verkhovna Rada, including President Zelenskyi’s push for broader lustration laws, demonstrate the dynamic and contentious nature of reforming Ukraine’s bureaucratic landscape. These moves have met with skepticism from international bodies like the G7, yet the drive towards transparency and justice continues to mold Ukraine’s governance.
As lustration remains a pivotal yet divisive tool, its evolution is closely watched by both national and international observers, marking a significant chapter in Ukraine’s journey towards democratic consolidation and accountability.
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Yanukovych ally Aliona Rotova to head Ministry of Defense construction department: "I have always been and will be a member of the Party of Regions" Former leader of the Party of Regions in the Kherson region and head of the electoral headquarters of the party's elections HQ was appointed Acting Director of the Capital Construction Department of the Defense Ministry. 179 865 654
Dnipropetrovsk region traffic police department head Blazhyvskyi confesses to corruption and writes resignation application. VIDEO The video of a startling confession of Dnipropetrovsk region traffic police head Marian Blazhyvskyi about widespread corruption in the department appeared at the disposal of Censor.NET. 167 456 316
Dnipropetrovsk Lustration Committee Chairman Kidnapped by Prosecutor's Office Found Contact has been established with head of public lustration committee of the Dnipropetrovsk region Tamila Ulianova. 95 152 203
Head of Lustration Committee Sobolev Called in for Questioning Activist of Volia (Will) Initiative, authorized by the Maidan Council to carry out lustration, Yegor Sobolev received an invitation from the senior investigator of major case unit of the Kyiv police to come to conduct the criminal proceedings regarding the facts of threats to judges of the Supreme Court and the seizure of the Supreme Court building. 79 682 221
"TrashBucketChallenge": Activists Throw First Deputy Chairman of the Rivne Regional Council Danylchuk in Dumpster. VIDEO Angry activists grabed Oleksander Danylchuk, the first deputy chairman of the regional council of the Rivne region, carried out him of the session hall, and threw in a trash can. Danylchuk had to sit there for a few minutes. 77 055 192
Venice Commission Has Changed its Previous Conclusion on Purging: There Will Definitely Be Cleansing of Power in Ukraine! - Petrenko The Venice Commission has changed its previous conclusion on the law on lustration. 76 187 168
Interpol Considered Yanukovych and His Henchmen Persecution to Be Politically Charged and Refused to Put them in International Wanted List Interpol refuses to issue an international arrest warrant against former President Viktor Yanukovych and six more former Ukrainian top officials because it found political persecution in the cases against them. Vitalii Yarema assures that the agency had been provided with all the necessary materials. 70 508 296
Poroshenko Signs Law on Lustration Poroshenko signed the law on lustration. 70 189 316
Chief of Kyiv police Tereshchuk discharged Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has dismissed Kyiv police Chief Oleksandr Tereshchuk. 70 048 153 Previously in trend: National Police recertification
Attorney General’s Office Unveiled Criminal Scheme of Armed Suppression of Maidan - Yanukovych is in the Center General Prosecutor's Office presented the scheme of criminal activities to suppress the protests that led to mass murder of citizens of Ukraine on Maidan. 68 174 83 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown
"Don’t you like it? Well, this is life" - Constitutional Court Head Baulin replied to charges of involvement in usurpation of power by Yanukovych Chairman of the Constitutional Court Yurii Baulin muted microphone of Samopomich party MP, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Preventing and Combating Corruption Yehor Soboliev when the latter asked whether the current judges of the Constitutional Court have the right to consider the case on the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Law on the cleansing of power. 63 569 201
Lustration Committee Chairman Goes Missing In Dnipropetrovsk Lustration committee chairman, MP candidate Tamila Ulianova disappeared in Dnipropetrovsk. She came out of her house wearing slippers and went missing. 60 926 138 Previously in trend: Snap Parliamentary Elections
Yanukovych Was Trying to Withdraw 20 Million Hryvnia from Oshchadbank Accounts to Bring Money Abroad - Yarema Pechersk district court of Kyiv refused to release 20 million hryvnia on the accounts of former President Viktor Yanukovych in state-owned Oshchadbank – one of the largest banks in Ukraine. 59 580 77
Ivano-Frankivsk regional justice department head douched with brilliant green and wheeled in dumpster. PHOTOS+VIDEO Head of the regional justice department Vasyl Kavatsiuk registered the 'Opposition Bloc' organization in the Ivano-Frankivsk region on March 25, 2015. 59 076 291
Police attempted search in premises of Justice Ministry Purge Department director and her deputy. PHOTOS Central Investigation Department of the Interior Ministry has attempted a search in the premises of Director of the Justice Ministry’s Purge Department Tetiana Kozachenko. 57 652 140
Zelenskyi proposes purging top officials who worked in 2014-2019 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has proposed introducing the purge of the president, the parliament speaker, people's deputies, the SBU chief, the NSDC secretary and other high-ranking officials who held positions between February 23, 2014, and May 19, 2019. 55 643 1 382
Yanukovych agrees to testify in his case, - lawyers. PHOTO Lawyers of the fugitive former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych said their client had agreed to testify in his case. 55 285 252
Poroshenko approved reinstatement of the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine Hennadii Vorobiov President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has approved the reinstatement of Colonel-General, former Commander of the Land Forces of Ukraine Hennadii Vorobiov at the post of the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine. 49 416 149
Judge Farkosh, who issued order for Kozachenko search, previously released Kharkiv's mayor Kernes from arrest - Journalist. PHOTO Resolution on search at apartment of the Ministry of Justice purge department head Kozachenko was adopted by judge Farkosh, who previously ran scandalous cases of "beating" a "Berkut soldier" by teacher Moskalenko during her eviction from her home in Pechersk district of Kyiv, as well as released Kharkiv's notorious mayor Kernes from arrest. 48 885 170
Poroshenko appointed top SBU officials who are subject to lustration and supported antimaidan - Media After the resignation of the head of the SBU new appointments took place in the agency. The biographies of the new leadership contain work in the Crimean police during the "Russian Spring", millions in tax declarations and places in lustration lists. 44 674 205 Previously in trend: Nalyvaichenko - Prosecutor's Office conflict over oil depot
Rada elected judges who persecuted Euromaidan protesters: some activists also voted for their appointment, - journalist. DOCUMENT On May 21, people’s deputies voted on appointment of judges. Among those elected there were judges who sentenced activists of Euromaidan and Demalians political party for having picketed Mezhyhiria [former president Yanukovych’s residence – Ed.]. These judges have also banned protest actions during Euromaidan events in different regions of Ukraine. Among the deputies who voted for their appointment, there were those who used to be the Euromaidan activists themselves. 40 703 189
Zelenskyi tables in parliament bill on lustration of top-ranking officials Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has tabled in the Verkhovna Rada a bill on the removal from public office of high-ranking officials who held their posts from February 23, 2014 until May 19, 2019. 40 104 697
Poroshenko Signs Law on Lustration. VIDEO President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed the Law "On the cleansing of power" adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on September 16. 39 561 177
Ministry of Justice unveils names of prosecutors falling under lustration The Ministry of Justice has published the names of all prosecutors who are subject to lustration. 38 321 79
Lustration Will Be Fulfilled in Four Stages – Starting with Cabinet, National Bank, Central Election Commission, Governors and State Guard Administration The purge of government officials will begin in November 2014 and will last until the end of 2016. 35 977 95 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
"It is vengeance taken on MPs, president, and society for judicial reform," lawmaker Ariev commented on reasons for lustration law abolition The possible abolition of the law on lustration may be caused by the judges’ desire to take vengeance for amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine in terms on justice recently adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. 32 745 58
Head of Security Service of Ukraine in Chernihiv region Dovzhenko, who falls under lustration, promoted, - media Head of the SBU in the Chernihiv region Oleksandr Dovzhenko, pursuant to the lustration law, was promoted. He was awarded the rank of Major General on March 25. 32 646 98
Judge Melnychuk, supporter of Euromaidan ban, successfully assessed by qualification commission. PHOTO The High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (VKKS) has found no reasons to deny Volodymyr Melnychuk's lifetime appointment to the post of judge. Melnychuk is known for supporting the court decision prohibiting public rallies in downtown Kyiv in late 2013-early 2014. 32 617 141 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan
G7 Ambassadors doubt feasibility of Zelenskyi’s idea on lustration The prosecution of accused in abuse of power is the right step but the current situation in Ukraine is comparable to that after the Revolution of Dignity as G7 Ambassadors reported. 31 356 403
Kyiv prosecutor's office confirms dismissal of Yuldashev: "He just said goodbye to the staff" Press secretary of the Kyiv prosecutor's office Olena Yakhno confirmed the information that Kyiv prosecutor Serhii Yuldashev has been dismissed from his post in accordance with the law "On purging of power." 29 862 33
Over 50 Officers of General Staff and Defense Ministry Executive Office Fired for Incompetency: Agency Checks Are Currently Conducted - Poltorak More than 50 officials of the Defense Ministry Executive Office and General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been dismissed lately due to incompetency. The upcoming re-certification may lead to an increase in this number. 26 654 61
Presidential Administration says complete replacement of all judges not possible: "You won't find 8,000 new judges" Deputy head of the Presidential Administration Oleksii Filatov believes it is not possible to completely replace the entire judicial manpower in Ukraine. 25 886 431
Infamous Kyiv court judge Vovk reinstated Disreputable judge of the Pechersk district court of Kyiv is hearing cases again. 25 807 170
PGO fires Odesa region prosecutor Stoianov pursuant to lustration law Acting Prosecutor General Yurii Sevruk has dismissed Odesa region prosecutor Mykola Stoianov as falling under lustration. 25 156 76
Term of prosecution against judges who tried Maidan activists expired, - High Administrative Court The High Administrative Court of Ukraine says it is no longer possible to take disciplinary action against the majority of judges who tried Maidan activists, as the periods of limitations have expired. 25 017 130 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan
Poroshenko dismissed four judges, infamous Kireiev among them Poroshenko has fired judge of the Pichersk district court of Kyiv Kireiev. 25 011 260
Search of Purge Department employee completed: "They came, found nothing, and left.". DOCUMENT Searches in apartments of Tetiana Kozachenko, Head of the Purge department at the Ministry of Justice, and her deputy Dmytro Dymov is related to their investigation into corrupt activities of the State Fiscal Service officials. 24 701 29
No elections possible in Donbas in few years, - Committee of Voters It will not be possible to hold elections in the occupied areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in upcoming years. 24 634 144 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Deputy Interior Ministers Paskal and Rudenko dismissed The Cabinet has discharged Deputy Interior Ministers Serhii Rudenko and Vasyl Paskal. 22 499 39
Considering law on lustration, Constitutional Court’s judge Shaptala cites opinion of subject to purge Kivalov When considering the law on the cleansing of the ranks of power, judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Shaptala referred to the opinion of non-affiliated MP Serhii Kivalov, who himself is the subject to purge and can be personally interested in the recognition of the law as unconstitutional. 21 288 123
Repassing of law on screening officials impossible after its abolition by Constitutional Court, MP Yemets says. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The laws and their regulations cannot be readopted without revision if they are deemed unconstitutional. 16 721 36
Attorney General Told About Arrested Assets of Kliuiev, Ivaniushchenko, Azarov and Arbuzov $49.3 million of former National Bank of Ukraine head Serhii Arbuzov arrested in Latvian banks. 16 320 58
Venediktova Cancels Kyiv Prosecutor Yuldashev Appointment Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova has canceled the appointment of Serhii Yuldashev as the Prosecutor of Kyiv. 15 772 56
Poroshenko Promulgated Lustration Law President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko promulgated the government purge law. 15 044 92
Liechtenstein unfroze 13 million francs on accounts of Yanukovych-era judge, - Deutche Welle 13 million Swiss francs on the Liechtenstein accounts of allegedly corrupt Ukrainian judge Artur Yemelianov and his wife have been unfrozen. According to Liechtenstein's law enforcement, this happened because Ukraine failed to prove the illegality of the money origin. In turn, the Prosecutor General's Office notes that the funds can not be frozen by Ukrainian court as Liechtenstein does not provide necessary information requested by Ukrainian law enforcers. 14 788 58
4,000 Policemen Fired at Donbas - Interior Ministry Many law enforcement officers have been dismissed for breaking the oath. 13 933 102
Poroshenko ordered not to purge former head of Kyiv police Tereshchuk President Petro Poroshenko protected ex-Chief of Kyiv police Oleksandr Tereshchuk against “lustration”. 11 774 86
Court reinstates NBU ex-deputy head suspected of $2 billion theft The District Administrative Court of Kyiv has invalidated the National Bank order of Oct. 22, 2014 on dismissal of Borys Prykhodko as NBU deputy head and restored him in office. 10 502 87
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