The President has appointed Artem Sytnyk Director of
the National Anti-Corruption Bureau. The Head of State introduced the new
Director to the public and emphasized that his task would be to build a new
institution that would demonstrate Ukraine’s determination in the struggle
against corruption.
According to the President, the trust of
people is the most important aspect in the activity of the newly appointed
Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. “All efforts will be vain without such
trust,” Petro Poroshenko noted.
According to the Head of State, 9
members of the Contest Commission have considered over 170 candidates and
submitted 2 contenders for the approval by the President – Mykola Siryi and
Artem Sytnyk. The President has emphasized that the members of the Commission
had made their decision independently and impartially. “Why is it important?
Because 9 people share the responsibility for the candidates they suggest to
the President,” he said. According to the President, the appointment of the
Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Director is a common responsibility of the Parliament,
Government and President.
“I have made a decision promptly and
signed a Decree on appointing Sytnyk Artem Serhiyovych to the post of Director
of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau,” Petro Poroshenko informed.
According to the Head of State, despite
pretty young age - 35 years, - Artem Sytnyk has ten years of experience in the
investigation of corruption cases. “Moreover, the investigation was not usual
for Ukraine, because the cases were brought to the court and the culprits were
imprisoned. I think, it should be the main criterion for the evaluation of the
Anti-Corruption Bureau’s efficiency,” Petro Poroshenko noted.
According to the President, in 2011,
Artem Sytnyk decided to resign from the prosecutor’s office in order to
demonstrate his disapproval of principles that then prevailed in law
enforcement and supervisory bodies. The Head of State wished Artem Sytnyk to
preserve firmness of character.
The President has stressed that the
evidence of the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s efficiency should be the progress of
Ukraine in CPI by Transparency International. Under the surveys, the most
corrupt institutions are traffic police, Ministry of the Interior, tax service,
State Agency of Land Resources of Ukraine, fire safety institutions and
sanitary and epidemiological institutions. “First of all, the attention should
be paid to these structures,” the President emphasized.
Petro Poroshenko also suggested
involving foreign experts to the work of the Bureau. “I hope that there will be
vacant positions not only for national experts, but also for experienced
foreigners. Thus, it will help us achieve greater trust and support of global
community. It is very important for us,” he said.
The President has particularly addressed
businessmen and all Ukrainians with a request not to remain silent about
concrete facts of abuse of power. “It will be extremely difficult for us to
struggle against corruption if the principle of silence remains. Specific facts
of corruption should be told not only to sociologists, but also to law
enforcers,” the President emphasized.
Artem Sytnyk told journalists that he
had heard about the appointment “five minutes ago”. He assured that he
understood the scale of responsibility. “First: this law enforcement body is
being created from scratch. Second: struggle against corruption begins not from
scratch, but even from the lower level. At the same time, this body will
investigate the issues related to senior officials,” he noted. Artem Sytnyk
added that “the public is not going to wait for the results of the Bureau’s
work for years”.
According to the Director of the
Anti-Corruption Bureau, applicants who have lost the contest can still be
involved in the work of this institution.
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