The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) after examining public registers has unveiled corruption risks with 235 judges, NABU Director Andriy Sytnyk has said.
The Ukrainian president’s press service reported last week that at a meeting of the National Council on Anti-Corruption Policy chaired by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Sytnyk said that access to public registers is an important tool in combating corruption, including during the re-credentialing of judges.
“We have received requests regarding 381 judges. Materials evidenced possible risks were formed for 235 judges and 46 of them decided not to continue re-credentialing and retired,” Sytnyk said.
He added that the welfare of some judges shocked: they own 20 property facilities and several expensive cars.
Sytnyk also said that currently the NABU has almost 500 people working, and there are 200 more vacancies, mainly for detective posts.
“Today NABU detectives are investigating 148 cases, 15 have been brought to court, including eight cases that concern representatives of judicial power. Some 35 persons were informed about suspicions against them,” he said.
