Today, June 21, 2023, the Memorandum of Interaction and Cooperation between the High Council of Justice and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention was signed.
The document was signed by the Chairman of the High Council of Justice Hryhorii Usyk and the Acting Head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention Artem Sytnyk.
“The signing of the Memorandum is a significant event, because this is the first document on cooperation with the anti-corruption body. This is an important step towards achieving the goal of overcoming corruption and at the same time ensuring the independence of the judiciary. Another important step will be the resumption of the procedure for considering disciplinary complaints against the actions of judges, which will increase the level of confidence in the judiciary. I hope it will happen soon,” noted the Chairman of the HCJ.
Hryhorii Usyk recalled the recent working visit of the HCJ delegation to the Council of Europe, in course of which the CoE representatives testified to Ukraine’s support and readiness for further cooperation, including in the field of preventing and eliminating corruption risks and introducing anti-corruption mechanisms.
Acting Head of the NACP Artem Sytnyk, in turn, stressed that the situation with the detention of the ex-President of the Supreme Court, the corresponding position and reaction of the HCJ once again proved the extremely important role of the Council in reducing the level of corruption in the judicial system. “Strengthening cooperation between the NACP and the HCJ will contribute to the formation of an integrity corps of judges, the restoration of public authority and trust in judges. The signing of the Memorandum is a proactive approach to make such corruption scandals impossible, which beak confidence in the entire system,” said Acting Head of the NACP Artem Sytnyk.
The Memorandum envisages the consolidation of efforts in the formation and implementation of the state anti-corruption policy, as well as ensuring the independence of the judiciary, its functioning on the basis of responsibility, accountability to society, formation of an honest and highly professional corps of judges, compliance with the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine and laws of Ukraine.