The MP from UKROP Vitaliy Kupriy proposes to determine jurisdiction of cases on violations in electronic declarations not according to the NAZK (National agency on corruption prevention) location, but to the place of violators’ residence or work or according to their status. Relevant amendments to Article 276 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences concerning jurisdiction of cases on violation of financial control are presented in the bill № 5373, registered in Parliament by the MP on November, 8.
According to Vitaliy Kupriy, now about 9,000 cases on administrative offenses related to electronic declaration of officials’ and deputies’ revenues are being prepared for consideration. “All these cases are to be considered by Pechersk District Court of Kyiv, according to the NAZK location. However, such an amount of cases will simply paralyze the work of the court. It is impossible to consider them in a qualitative manner even physically, that will allow violators to escape just punishment. I believe that we should transfer consideration of these cases to the place of residence of a person called to administrative responsibility,” said Vitaliy Kupriy.
The politician has also added that if the situation does not change, society will get flourishing selective justice and telephone rule. “In addition, mostly infringers don’t even live in Kyiv, so they will be forced to go to the capital for consideration of their cases. And in this situation realization of violators’ right to defense may be significantly complicated,” said Vitaliy Kupriy.
