"The
Cabinet of Ministers approves the concept of judicial reform, so that Ukrainian
courts finally become independent and administer justice not in the name of US
dollar but in the name of Ukraine", Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk emphasised at
a government meeting on Wednesday, 21 October.
"The
main problem that exists today in Ukraine in terms of protecting the rights and
freedoms of a man and citizen - is the courts," the Prime Minister
underlined.
Judicial
reform, proposed by the Government and supported by the President, lies in the
need for a complete reset of all the courts, the Prime Minister stressed:
"This means that Ukraine should hire new judges on the same principle as
the new National Police of Ukraine has been established."
"The
first element of the judicial reform is the rebooting of the judiciary,
election of new judges on independent and transparent competition, as well as
the formation of new Ukrainian courts," stressed ArseniyYatsenyuk.
The
second element of judicial reform, according to him, - is the formation of
"solely a three-level judicial system," which consists of local
courts, appeal courts and the highest court in the country under the
Constitution - the Supreme Court of Ukraine.
The
Prime Minister has noted that the lion's share of cases must be solved in the
local courts to prevent people "from expecting for decades a final
decision of the court in order to defend themselves and their rights."
The
Prime Minister has underlined that today the authorities that elect and monitor
the judges are not deprived of political influence: "The third element of
our judicial reform envisages a complete deprivation of political influence
both the High Council of Justice and other bodies that exercise control over
the judiciary, election and appointment of the courts."
A governmental draft of judicial reform also provides
that the structure and system of courts shall be determined solely by the laws
of Ukraine.
"We
believe that the President, Parliament and Government are united in achieving
an independent judiciary that will protect the interests of citizens and
businesses and will provide a fair trial according to the law," the Prime
Minister pointed out.
"We
have no time for this. The faster will be
conducted the corresponding constitutional changes, the sooner Ukraine will
settle one of the key problems of corruption - corruption in the
judiciary," Arseniy Yatsenyukhighlighted.
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