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The G7 and the World Bank consider the decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to abolish responsibility for illegal enrichment as serious defeat in the fight against corruption in our country.
This is stated in the G7 and the World Bank joint statement regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court on illegal enrichment.
“The recent elimination of the illicit enrichment offence from the Criminal Code is a serious setback in the fight against corruption in Ukraine. This has weakened the impact of the whole anti-corruption architecture, including the soon to be established Supreme Anti-Corruption Court, which was expected to rule on a significant number of illicit enrichment cases, and the ability of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to investigate high-level corruption,” said in a statement.
It is noted that the ongoing investigations and prosecution for illicit enrichment held the promise of bringing accountability for those that had used their official position for personal gain.
G7 and the World Bank call on Ukrainian authorities to step up efforts for safeguarding the effectiveness of anti-corruption legaltools and institutions, including by reinstating criminal liability for illicit enrichment in line with UN, OECD and the ECHR principles and finding a way to continue the dozens of investigations and prosecutions threatened by this rulling.
As The Journalist reported, Ukroboronprom will be reformed after investigating facts of embezzlement in Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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