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Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine are investigating 13 criminal cases against Ukrainian judges, as well as gather information about other judges for the conduct of a more efficient judicial reform in Ukraine.

“We pay great attention to members of the judiciary. It is partly because of the fact that the judicial reform is due, and with the fact that without fair courts all the reform are doomed,” Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Artem Sytnyk said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.

In this context, he said: “At present there are 13 criminal proceedings involving representatives of the justice system and the number of cases is constantly increasing.”

The bureau director also said that at present the analytical department of the bureau is gathering information to create profiles of officials and representatives of the judicial branch.

“Ukraine intends to conduct the judicial reform and our analysts are processing the information about 1,500 judges and forming their profiles. We intend to use them not only for launching criminal proceedings if elements of crime are established, but also for handing them to relevant authorities, who will carry out the judicial reform,” Sytnyk said.

These files will be sent to the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine and the High Council of Justice.