Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas welcomes the election by the Council of Judges of Ukraine of candidates to the first composition of the Ethics Council according to its quota.
“The Congress of Judges has nominated its candidates for the Ethics Council of the High Council of Justice. A good step forward on the implementation of the justice reform. Now, the HCJ needs to establish the Ethics Council which is doable within a week – and the work can start!” the ambassador wrote on his Twitter page.
Earlier on Saturday, the Council of Judges elected representatives to the Ethics Council according to its quota, the list will be forwarded to the HCJ.
According to the results of a secret ballot, Thus, according to the results of a secret ballot, Lev Kyshakevych, Yuriy Triasun, Volodymyr Syveryn, Tetiana Chumachenko became the elected candidates to the Ethics Council on the quota of the Council of Judges.
The first composition of the Ethics Council will include three persons from among judges or retired judges, determined by the Council of Judges of Ukraine, and three persons who will be selected by international organizations that have provided Ukraine over the past five years with international technical assistance in the field of judicial reform and prevention of corruption in accordance with international or interstate agreements. Such international and foreign organizations agree on a proposal for a common list of candidates. In the future, the Ethics Council will include three persons from among the judges or retired judges proposed by the Council of Judges of Ukraine, one person proposed by the Council of Prosecutors of Ukraine, one at the suggestion of the Council of Advocates of Ukraine, and one more person proposed by the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine represented by the presidium.
On Oct. 1, the ambassadors of the G7 countries (G7) announced their support for the comprehensive judicial reform process in Ukraine and called on the Council of Judges to expedite the nomination of candidates to the HCJ Ethics Council.
