A decision by Ukraine's constitutional court to row back on a key anti-corruption law may have repercussions for the country's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
div > div.group > p:first-child"> This week, Ukraine's constitutional court rejected an anti-corruption law that would have made the illegal enrichment of officials a criminal act, according to a state news agency. And the decision cannot be appealed.
The court ruled that provisions of the article within the country's criminal code failed to comply with the principles of law and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, according to state news. Critics of the law reportedly said that"the article on illegal enrichment obliges the suspect to prove legitimacy of his revenues' origin, whereas the law places the burden of proving wrongdoing solely on the side of prosecution.
In a statement announcing the aid, the IMF insisted on"further progress on anti-corruption reforms" and "operationalizing the anti-corruption court." "I must say that we have certain concerns concerning yesterday's constitutional court ruling concerning the illicit enrichment and the burden of proof concerning this illicit enrichment," he said in a speech at the University of Taras Shevchenko.
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