Groysman blackmails the Rada: either you please the IMF or I resign
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman threatened to resign if the Verkhovna Rada does not pass the law on the Anti-Corruption Court, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
He made this statement at today’s joint briefing with Speaker Andrei Parubiy, the Government Portal reports.
“Without making this important decision, trust both within society in the authorities will be undermined, and international authority will suffer significantly,” Groysman said.
“Today is a huge challenge for everyone involved in making this decision. “As the Prime Minister of Ukraine, I made a decision for myself: if this court is not created, I will resign as Prime Minister of Ukraine and resign,” he added.
Let us remind you that now cases investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are being considered by the Solomensky District Court of Kyiv (the NABU building is located in this area of the capital). The Bureau has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the decisions of this court and demanded the creation of a High Anti-Corruption Court. As planned, this court will have jurisdiction over all cases of NABU and SAPO, and it will be possible to appeal its decisions only to the Supreme Court.
The bill is a critical requirement for receiving the fifth tranche of the IMF loan.
On March 1, the Rada adopted the bill on the Anti-Corruption Court in the first reading. Since the end of May, the Verkhovna Rada has been in the process of considering amendments to the bill for its adoption in the second reading.
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