Rada adopted a law allowing soldiers to defend lustration
The Parliament of Ukraine adopted in the General adjustments in the legislative act " about the cleansing power ", providing an opportunity for experienced officers and generals on the President's decision to continue military service. The relevant document at the extraordinary meeting of the Parliament on Tuesday endorsed 241 parliamentarians when the required minimum of 226 votes.
in Ukraine the process of the so-called lustration, which already dismissed most of the officials who worked during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych. The Council of national security and defense of Ukraine at a meeting on January 25, initiated a package of essential changes concerning the strengthening of the defense capability of the country, for example, recommending experienced military to continue in office, despite the lustration procedure.
"Is proposed to be adjusted, according to which the prohibition provided by parts of the third or fourth article first law of Ukraine" about the cleansing power ", does not apply to persons of the higher officers, who occupy (occupied) positions in the bodies of internal Affairs, security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Ministry of defence of Ukraine, the Armed forces of Ukraine and other formed in Accordance with the legislative acts of the military formations ", - reported in the document.
according to the law, the lustration military has the ability to be canceled, " if it is caused by the need to ensure the defense of the country ". To make proper representation to the President will be able Ministers of interior and defense, as well as the head of the SBU.
in the explanatory paper to the document says that the ability to make such a decision is provided to the President, because he is the Supreme commander and provides guidance in the areas of public security and national defense.