Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) Nazar Kholodnytsky believes the Anti-Corruption Court is unlikely to start its work in 2018.
“I’m not sure it will start work by the end of the year. On the contrary, I’m sure that it won’t [work],” Kholodnytsky said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, this law could be adopted in March.
“But to pass the law and create the court, hire judges and provide their work are different things,” he said.
He noted it is necessary at a tender to select the best lawyers of Ukraine, who are ready to work as judges amidst difficult challenges, and provide the court with premises and proper working conditions.
“Yes, I want the Anti-Corruption Court to start working this year, but objectively I understand that this won’t happen. I would like to be mistaken,” Kholodnytsky said.
As reported, on March 1, 2018 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a bill on the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court at first reading and, according to the regulations of the Verkhovna Rada’s work, two weeks are necessary to prepare the document for second reading.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is convinced that the law on the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court should be finally adopted in spring.
