By KYIV. Dec 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ambassadors of the G7 countries on Friday commented on the announcement of the resignation of three judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
"G7 note resignation of three CCU [Constitutional Court of Ukraine] judges. The adoption of a new selection procedure is necessary for appointments. It is important that DL 7662 allows for meaningful involvement of independent experts, including a casting vote," they said in a statement on the Twitter microblog on Friday.
As reported, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine at a meeting on Wednesday, December 7, supported the resignation of three judges, Iryna Zavhorodnia, Serhiy Sas and Ihor Slidenko.
Earlier it was reported that the Verkhovna Rada plans to immediately finalize draft law No. 7662 on the procedure for the competitive selection of judges of the Constitutional Court for its adoption at second reading at the next plenary session, Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk said.
