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The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office appealed to the acting Prosecutor General with a request to initiate an independent audit of the SAPO.
Yesterday, 4 November, the European Commission published the Report on Ukraine as part of the EU Enlargement Package. It emphasized the need to carry out an external independent audit of SAPO to ensure proper control and oversight of the body’s work.
In light of this, today the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office sent an official appeal to the acting Prosecutor General proposing the initiation of a Commission to conduct the independent audit.
“SAPO is interested in receiving an independent professional assessment of our work. The audit will highlight both our strengths and the areas where we need to improve. Regular audits are the guarantee of transparency and accountability of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office to the public,” emphasizes SAPO head Oleksandr Klymenko.
The Law of Ukraine “On the Prosecutor's Office” provides for an external independent assessment of SAPO’s effectiveness to be conducted every two years. However, since the relevant provisions of the law came into force, the procedure for forming the commission to carry out the audit has not been launched.
The audit is carried out by a three-person commission appointed by the Prosecutor General on the proposals of international and foreign organizations that provide Ukraine with international technical assistance in the field of prevention and counteraction of corruption.
SAPO is ready to provide the Commission with all necessary materials and to take the recommendations of independent experts into account during strategic planning and the further development of the institution.
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