Court is adjourned (for as long as possible)

As anticipated, before the year end President Poroshenko submitted to the Verkhovna Rada Draft Bill 7440 relating to the creation of an Anti-Corruption Court, in order to complete the independent NABU and SAP anti-corruption structure – the day after the final plenary session of the year concluded.

The Draft Bill, according to The Bankova, takes into account the “Opinion” of the Venice Commission of 9th October 2017.

Except of course, Draft Bill 7440 does not accommodate all the recommendations of the Venice Commission – as many wise readers would have expected.