On July 26, Ukrainian anti-corruption activists were eagerly following the decision of the Qualification-Disciplinary Commission of Public Prosecutors. It was deciding whether to dismiss Nazar Kholodnitsky, the head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), a new institution which implements procedural guidance on the top-corruption. In spring 2018, bugs in Kholodnytskyi’s office revealed that he intervened in the cases, disclosed the secrets of the investigation, grossly violated prosecutor’s ethics, influenced prosecutors etc. Nevertheless, the commission decided to impose a disciplinary penalty on Kholodnitsky – he got a mere reprimand.
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Euromaidan Press: Ukraine’s anti-corruption prosecutor keeps office despite violations of professional ethics
Nazar Kholodnytsky, Ukraine’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor, has been accused of blocking criminal cases pursued by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
