Ukrainian President: Anticorruption court will be established

The Law on the Supreme Anticorruption Court will be voted by the Parliament next week. It was stated by President Petro Poroshenko at the session of the National Investment Council. He expressed willingness to sign this Law.

"It is very important that we decided to create the anticorruption court," the Head of State noted. He recalled that the process of creating the anti-corruption court in the Parliament had been blocked by the registration of the bill, which hadn’t allowed him, as President, to submit his version. "This process has been blocked for a year and only in late December, when the Parliament managed to revoke it, the presidential bill was registered immediately the next day," the Head of State added.

Petro Poroshenko noted that his bill on the creation of the anticorruption court was supported by almost a constitutional majority. At the same time, the President stressed that the deputies submitted two thousand amendments to this project. "On Wednesday, the Verkhovna Rada began its consideration. It worked two days and 1200 amendments to the presidential bill were rejected," he said.

The Head of State stressed that the consideration of the bill in the second reading is continued. "And I hope that next week a historic moment will take place when the Verkhovna Rada will be able to adopt this bill as a whole," he said.

"Of course, I emphasize that two thousand amendments do not contribute to objective consideration, people's deputies slow down the process. But I want to emphasize that my political will is to make a decision on this new institution. This new judicial institution must be established," Petro Poroshenko emphasized.

The President also expressed conviction that the final version of the Law will be agreed with foreign partners.

"We have to find enough strength and MPs have to support the bill. In June Ukraine has to vote and I have to sign this important bill," the Head of State said.

Petro Poroshenko also stressed that the given law was not important for the IMF or our international partners: "It is, first and foremost, important for Ukraine, for the confidence we gained in the world”.

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