President Zelenskiy will appeal a decision of the Supreme Court which invalidated his decision to cancel a 2013 decree by then-President Viktor Yanukovych to appoint Oleksandr Tupytsky as a judge of the Constitutional Court. Last fall, as head of the court, Tupyts... #JudicalReform2021 #ZelenskiyFightsCorruption #ZelenskiyfightsCourtcorruption
Removing an obstacle to an IMF agreement, Ukraine’s Rada approved yesterday a bill that gives external advisors authority over the selection of judges. Last week, Zelenskiy vetoed a version that removed this power. The law is seen as key to building an honest judiciary. #IMFagreementwithUkraine #judicialsystemshakeup #Ukrainejudicialsystem #ZelenskiyFightsCorruption
For the next 10 years, any government official who has contact with a registered oligarch or his agent, will have to report that meeting, the bill says. “We are building a country without oligarchs,” the president said at his 2-year anniversary press conference last month. “We are building a country where everyone is equal before the la... #FightingCorruptioninUkraine #ZelenskiyFightsCorruption
