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Corruption in Ukraine is not decreasing, and top-level corruption is even increasing, says the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP)
The level of corruption in Ukraine remains unchanged, and corruption among the highest officials is actually increasing. Among the main obstacles in fighting it, the SAP head cited the lack of political will and a number of legislative and procedural problems.
This was stated by Oleksandr Klymenko, head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, at a briefing.
“Corruption in Ukraine is not diminishing. It stays at the same level. Or, if we talk about top-level corruption, it is even growing. The state shows that it does not have the political will to fight this corruption properly,” Klymenko noted.
According to him, the problem with the expert institution has not been resolved, and so-called Lozovyi amendments, which allow closing criminal proceedings on formal grounds, have not been repealed.
Separately, Klymenko pointed out the problem of lacking SAP authority to independently initiate investigations of members of parliament and to approve investigative and covert investigative actions concerning them.
“Therefore, we should not depend on the will of another official who has absolutely nothing to do with the anti-corruption structure,” the SAP head emphasized.
Klymenko also drew attention to problems with extradition and the need to create joint investigative groups with other states. According to him, most corruption schemes extend beyond Ukraine and involve several jurisdictions at once.
As an example, he cited the “Midas” case, in the legalization of funds related to which, in his words, a large number of jurisdictions are involved.
“We need to establish international investigative groups with other jurisdictions to obtain evidence as quickly and conveniently as possible in this particular criminal proceeding and to exchange information with prosecutors in other jurisdictions,” Klymenko explained.
According to him, these problems have remained unsolved for a long time, so it is necessary to discuss them openly.
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