Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has approved the
anti-corruption program of his ministry for 2015-2017, the first such program
among the major state ministries.
The anti-corruption program is a revolutionary new document, acting head
of the department on fighting and identifying corruption at the Defense
Ministry Viktor Honcharuk said at a briefing in Kyiv.
"It covers all spheres of military activities, its main efforts are
focused on priority directions, among which are corruption risks which pose a
threat to reforms in the defense sector. Especially, under the conditions of
active war in eastern Ukraine," Honcharuk said.
This program stipulates four-level control of the observance of
anti-corruption legislation, Honcharuk added. The fight against corruption will
be monitored by the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, by the
Verkhovna Rada Committees, while internal monitoring will be conducted by the
commissions chaired by First Deputy Defense Minister.
Meanwhile, the program stipulates that the institute of independent
social and international control, the expert anti-corruption monitoring
committee, will control the implementation of the program.
The risk of corruption is extremely high in the defense sector,
according to British advisor on military affairs Phil Jones.
"It is determined by huge financing and also by confidential
information on several procurements.
According to the results of the investigation, there was [a huge amount
of] corruption in the defense sector of the world in 2010, the total volume of
which was valued at $20 billion. Besides, corruption in the military represents
a direct threat to life," Jones said.
"The main enemy of corruption is openness and transparency.
External monitoring and civil control are also important," Jones added.
According to the volunteers, the anti-corruption policy of the Defense
Ministry must include these aspects: activities on predicting corruption, and
examination of those wanting to work at the ministry, as well as current
personnel, with the help of lie detectors and public control, Head of Council
of Volunteers of the Defense Ministry David Arahamia said.
"The procedure of examining persons by a lie detector is expensive.
This is precisely why we are determined to introduce experts at the Human
Resources Department at the Ministry of Defense who will examine all candidates
for the positions, using lie detectors. The U.S. presented to us one lie detector
and all those, who will be establishing themselves at the Defense ministry,
will undergo this procedure," Arahamia said.
As of today, around 700 individuals must undergo this procedure,
Arahamia added.
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