The law on special confiscation
should be voted by Parliament as soon as possible, thereby allowing us to
return $ 1.5 billion - proceeds of crime of former senior officials - to the
state budget. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman
during A Question Time at the VR on Friday.
“We have always supported and
continue to support, and believe we should vote for this law as fast as
possible and return the money to the state budget”, said Volodymyr Groysman. “I
consider that a matter of honorfor the Ukrainian Parliament, Ukrainian
Government to return the plundered money to the state budget. These funds
must serve Ukraine and the Ukrainian citizens".
The Government elaborated a
law that provides an opportunity to settle an issue of returning of the
arrested $ 1.5 billion and is committed to include changes or amendments when
the Ukrainian Parliament considers it necessary, said the Prime Minister.
Volodymyr Groysman added that
a seized sum worth $ 1.5 billion should be transferred according to the law to
the state budget - that means back to where they had been plundered, adding it
is viewed by the Government as a sacred duty.
The Prime Minister noted that
some politicians do not want to support this law, explaining that it supposedly
contains corruption factors.
"What corruption factors
are here? And, maybe, on the contrary, they do not vote because there are no
corruption factors? And, maybe, on the contrary, they do not vote, because they
promised someone not to vote? Or, maybe, on the contrary, they support those
who want to whisk the money from the budget, to abandon forfeiture, to move out
of the country? I have a question, and I have answers to these questions",
urged Volodymyr Groysman.
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