With the EUACI support international experts have developed the Roadmap for the establishment of the High Anti-Corruption Court

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On 29 November, 2018, the group international experts from HACC Support Group has presented the Roadmap for the establishment of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC). The document was developed with the support of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine (EUACI) in cooperation with the State Judicial Administration.

The experts have identified seven key priority areas in which the work on the establishment of the High Anti-Corruption Court will be organized, namely: infrastructure, HR, finance and budget, IT security, court security, сase-flow management, court administration, communications and PR. The document includes a detailed action plan with the crucial steps and responsible authorities in each direction. Currently, the list consists of 5 main stages and provides 53 activities.

One of the key issues the experts have drawn attention to is the security – not only of the court building and the judges, but also of the witnesses in cases of top-corruption. During the event Ales Zalar said that the expert group has already involved two prominent international experts from the United States and Denmark with extensive experience in this area.

Eka Tkeshelashvili, the Head of EUACI, said that the document will be supplemented and modified during its implementation.

 

At the same time, Zenoviy Kholodnyuk, the Head of the State Judicial Administration, said that there are no obstacles for the creation of the High Anti-Corruption Court now, and thanks to the assistance of the international experts, all technical issues have been handled.
During the event the HACC Support Group was represented by:

  • Ales Zalar, former Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, international consultant
  • Herman von Hebel, former Chief Registrar of the International Criminal Court, international consultant
  • Tinatin Goletiani, former Director of International Law Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Georgia, Associate Professor, international consultant.

 

After the presentation, representatives of the State Judicial Administration, non-government organizations and embassies had the opportunity to ask questions and discuss with international consultants the process of the establishment of the High Anti-Corruption Court. 

The Roadmap is available here

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