The introduction of a package of laws on the fight against corruption could block the work of the courts, and their introduction should be postponed, Head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Vasyl Onopenko said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.
Onopenko said that on January 1, 2010 the law on strengthening the
fight against corruption comes into force, according to which it would
be impossible to use non-state funds for the material and technical
needs of courts.
“The law on the struggle against corruption comes into force on January 1.And there will be trouble with corruption,” he said.
According to him a paradox is that “the state creates conditions
under which it is practically impossible to work, but at the same time
it [the state] deals out punishment.”
According to him, the introduction of this law, which automatically
distributes court cases, could cause problems, because if the work of
this system is violated judges do not have the right to interfere in
its work. Moreover, he said that there would be trouble with the
renting of buildings for courts, as this should be paid for by the
state, while the state budget doesn’t foresee any funds for this.
“We understand how serious this is. That’s why it is necessary to postpone the actions of these laws,” Onopenko said.
