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Appointed by competition or behind the scenes? A well-known legal expert gave arguments in favor of holding a competition for the office of prosecutor general
Doctor of Law and legal scholar Mykola Khavroniuk published an article in which he analyzed in detail how a competition for the office of prosecutor general could work, what is wrong with the current system, and how to protect this office both from political appointment and from arbitrary dismissal.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Anton Kovalsky is temporarily performing the duties of prosecutor general. He added that he has not yet met with candidates for the office of prosecutor general.
That is, the president is not even considering the option of an independent competition and still wants to appoint the prosecutor general manually.
❗️But enough of our Kravchenkos, Pshonkas, and other Venediktovas. It is time to change a system designed not for justice and legality, but for loyalty to power and corruption.
And an honest and independent competition for the office of prosecutor general is not only our demand. The EU demands it as well, where such competitions are not unheard of.
They are held, for example, in Latvia, Slovenia, and some other European states. In particular, in the United Kingdom.
Here is the conclusion Khavroniuk draws:
“A prosecutor general who has passed a rigorous selection in a transparent competition, who is protected from arbitrary dismissal and who must, like any public official, face the possibility of disciplinary liability up to and including removal from office — is a person who feels a completely different sense of personal responsibility to the state and society than a simple presidential appointee.”
It is hard to disagree with this. Recall that changes to the procedure for appointing the prosecutor general are provided for in draft law No.15343. But Zelenskyy’s deputies consider it “irrelevant.”
Khavroniuk’s article with arguments in favor of a competition rather than a political appointment to the office of prosecutor general:
https://justtalk.com.ua/post/generalnij-prokuror-priznachenets-za-konkursom-chi-v-kuluarah
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