By KYIV. Nov 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Verkhovna Rada plans to allow the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) to carry out inspections of property and vehicles of officials acquired by them before their appointment.
The adoption at the first reading bill No. 10262 On amendments to the law “On the Prevention of Corruption” regarding bringing certain provisions into line with the conclusions of the European Commission on Ukraine was supported by 278 MPs at a plenary meeting on Tuesday, co-chair of the European Solidarity faction Iryna Gerashchenko said.
The bill proposes that the rule that previously prohibited inspections of real estate and vehicles acquired before appointment to a position is removed from this law.
At the same time, changes are also envisaged in the verification of electronic declarations: previously the NACP did not verify already published information without identifying violations. The new version of the bill will allow verification due to the emergence of new information or new sources of information unknown during the preliminary verification.
These changes are predetermined by the requirements of the European Commission report dated November 8, 2023.
