President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Gianni Buquicchio believes that lustration in Ukraine should be suspended for the time being in order to finalize the law on purging the authorities.
“The head of the Venice Commission has expressed an opinion that the process of lustration should be suspended and the relevant law should be finalized first,” Poroshenko’s press service reported on the results of his meeting with Buquicchio.
The commission head said that the current law on lustration was bad, and the Venice Commission was very critical in its assessments.
“But we have come to a consensus in discussions with your representatives, and agreed with the justice minister to work together on finalizing and bringing this law in line with European standards,” the Venice Commission head said.
According to him, a delegation of the Venice Commission will arrive in Ukraine next week to hold a series of meetings, including with the representatives of the Ministry of Justice.
