President of Ukraine

President will guarantee the independence of the anticorruption bodies - the results of the meeting of the President with the NABU and SAPO leadership

31 May 2019 - 12:34

President will guarantee the independence of the anticorruption bodies - the results of the meeting of the President with the NABU and SAPO leadership

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Director of the National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine Artem Sytnyk and Head of the Specialized Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office Nazar Kholodnytsky.

The meeting was held to discuss proposals for improving the interaction between the specialized anticorruption bodies and find the way to increase the efficiency of their work.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that he would guarantee the independence of the anticorruption institutions and protection from interference with their activities.

The Head of State also noted that Ukrainian citizens demanded the inevitability of punishment for corrupt officials. Tangible results in the investigation of heinous corruption offences over the next three months will show the ability of the SAPO and NABU to meet the expectations of Ukrainians.

Also, the participants of the meeting discussed legislative and practical proposals for improving the work of the specialized anticorruption institutions.