Petro Poroshenko satisfied with the work of the public Prosecutor"

The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during his working visit to Odessa region said he was glad the new Prosecutor General Victor", and among them on the issue of accountability of judges, informs.

Shokin was appointed attorney General last week, his predecessor Vitaly Yarema was criticized for delaying the investigation on the events on Maidan. Then Shokin promised that the investigation of the death of the people on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev in the near future will be submitted to the court.

"I like, what makes today a new Prosecutor General. Because all bribery and corruption in conclusion ", - quotes Poroshenko Agency.

Poroshenko said that yesterday Parliament was deprived of the privacy of three judges, who were engaged in the prosecution of miganovce " and carried out the illegal proceedings. The President expressed the view, Because it is the 1st step (referring to the removal of privacy with three judges - as amended) to the cleansing of the judiciary, emphasizes the Agency.

yesterday, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine allowed to imprison three judges of the Pechersk court of Kyiv, who led a high-profile case at the time of former President Viktor Yanukovych. On the last working day of the week Sergey Vovk, Victor Kizuku and Oksana Prince will be submitted forbidden measure in the courts of Kiev and Vinnitsa.

The Ukrainian Parliament on 5 February sent the presidential draft law on the abolition of parliamentary and limitation of judicial confidentiality for review to the constitutional court (CC) state. According to the rules of procedure of the constitutional court of Ukraine, it was given to the study of the Secretariat of the court. Parliamentary and judicial immunity enshrined in the Ukrainian Constitution. Making changes to the Constitution require a long and special procedures.

the draft law abolishes the privacy guarantees for the deputies and the prohibition to draw parliamentarians accountable under the criminal code, to detain or arrest them without the consent of Parliament. As the document is limited to the immunity of judges. Today, judges in Ukraine without the consent Happy not to have the opportunity to be caught or taken into custody before conviction by the court. The draft law provides that the judge cannot be detained and deprived of liberty without the consent of the high Council of justice of Ukraine, responsible for personnel policy in the courts. However, such consent is not required in the case of detention of judges in the Commission of, or specifically after the Commission of grave or especially grave transgressions against life and health of the person.


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