Back
Automatically translated version. May contain inaccuracies compared to the original.
A co‑author of the anti‑corruption reform explained why bringing in foreigners won't change the Ukrainian system: "You must take responsibility yourself"
Oksana Syroyid, who took part in creating anti‑corruption legislation, spoke out against involving foreign experts in shaping and operating Ukrainian authorities. In her view, Ukrainians must take responsibility for the functioning of their own institutions rather than place it on representatives of other countries. The former deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada also emphasized that foreign origin alone does not guarantee the integrity of specialists.
"Bringing foreign experts into the process is shifting responsibility away from ourselves. It's infantility and a sense of inferiority. As if to say, look, they are beating me, I'm a little girl. I won't deal with it myself — I'll go get a 'big uncle,' bring him in, and he will hand things out for me. At some point you have to say: I am an adult and I take responsibility upon myself."
"We expend colossal efforts, lobbying Europeans, Americans, the International Monetary Fund for three—albeit very respectable—foreigners, hoping that they will make us happy. But as long as these people are a foreign element, they will not change the system. Foreigners can be invited after we ourselves agree to act differently," Syroyid said.
As is known, Oksana Syroyid held the position of deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada from 2014 to 2019. She participated in preparing judicial reform and in the work of the Constitutional Commission, and she was also the author of the idea to create the Public Integrity Council — a body meant to assist the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) in vetting judges and judicial candidates for honesty, ethics, and lawful origin of assets.
🇺🇦Real War | Subscribe
Telegram publication
