"A
corresponding order was signed on the basis of a motion tabled by Deputy
Prosecutor General and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Nazar Kholodnytsky," the
press service of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said.
Kryvenko was
shortlisted by the selection commission for hiring administrative personnel for
the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.
The
Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office was set up by the Prosecutor
General on September 22. Its mission is to oversee how laws are observed during
pre-trial investigations conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau
(NABU).
NABU
Director Artem Sytnyk announced that NABU detectives had already collected
materials for over 10 cases against corrupt Ukrainian officials for including
in the National Register of Pre-Trial Investigations and were ready to launch
their investigation.
Kholodnytsky
was appointed Deputy Prosecutor General and chief of the Specialized
Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office on November 30.
Honoring its
commitments on the fight against corruption, Ukraine has created six
anti-corruption structures – two bureaus (the NABU, the State Investigation
Bureau, or the SIB), two national agencies (the National Agency for Prevention
of Corruption, or the NAPC, and the National Agency for Stolen Asset Recovery,
or the NASAR), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, and the
National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy under the President of Ukraine.
The NABU
investigates corruption-related crimes committed by high-ranking officials who
pose a threat to the country's national security.
The
Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office supervises the NABU's activity.
It also acts in support of prosecution on behalf of the state or government,
and represents the interests of Ukrainians and the country during an
investigation in corruption-related crimes.
The NAPC is
a central agency of executive power, which is subordinate to the Cabinet of
Ministers. It shall check declarations of Ukrainian officials' income and their
actual spending, and if it sees any violations, materials shall be sent to the
NABU.
The National
Agency for Stolen Asset Recovery and the State Investigation Bureau haven't
started work yet. The NASAR will search and evaluate stolen assets not only in
Ukraine, but also abroad at the request of an investigator, a prosecutor, or a
judge. It will also keep a register of
seized assets.
The SIB will
be engaged in the investigation of crimes committed by organized criminal
groups and of those with life imprisonment as the punishment. It will also
tackle tortures by law-enforcement agencies and war crimes. It will also be
able to make liable such high-ranking officials who have committed crimes as
judges, prosecutors, ministers, Members of Parliament. It will also be
authorized to investigate crimes committed by NABU officials and personnel of
the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.
The National
Council for Anti-Corruption Policy is an advisory and consulting agency whose
major mission is to develop an anti-corruption strategy and evaluate its
efficiency. It is also tasked with introducing proposals as to improvements in
anti-corruption laws. Member of Parliament Mustafa Dzhemilev was appointed head
of the National Council.
Late in
November 2015, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk suggested setting up
an international anti-corruption mission as an international advisory body.
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