Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko
has said cash assets listed in e-declarations are not "zero
declarations."
During an international forum
on Thursday in Lviv the Ukrainian president said he is counting on the
effectiveness of anti-corruption measures, such as the e-declaration system.
"People declared cash
assets, thinking it would be tantamount to a "zero declaration" in
order to avoid checks. But the aim of the e-declaration system is to put an end
to what these people have been doing for the past 25 years, so that they could
explain where they got their assets. People have a right to know.
And it's
necessary not to fight against rich people, as some think, but to fight against
criminals," the president said.
Poroshenko said criminals are
the people who are "acquiring apartments, cars, summer houses, villas,
planes while working as public servants."
"The first step was taken
by the president, who was forced to declare everything, from couch pillows to
cups in the kitchen. No president has ever done that. However, if I do this
then I have the right to force everyone else to do it. I do not understand why
military servicemen with weapons in their hands defending our country should be
required to submit e-declarations from January 1. They have better things to
do," Porsohenko said. He added, "Government workers are required to
open and transparent."
No comments:
Post a Comment