A US prosecutor may take over the post of head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

who will take the positionAs reported by LIGA Business Inform, the selection committee of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau has selected candidates for the position of Chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Former federal prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney Bohdan Vitvitsky, a Ukrainian by birth, is vying for the position. However, Vitvitsky has reportedly not yet made a final decision, as he has not yet received assurances of independence for the position.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili remains among the contenders for the position of the country's top anti-corruption champion. However, to do so, he will have to accept Ukrainian citizenship and, in accordance with the anti-corruption law, resolve the issue of dismissing criminal cases against him in his home country.

Georgians David Sakvarelidze and Gizo Uglava , who were recommended for Ukrainian citizenship by the Presidential Citizenship Commission on December 22, are also considered for the director's position . Both served as deputy chief prosecutors in Georgia and successfully worked on anti-corruption issues.

In total, according to competition committee member Joseph Zissels, the list could include more than 10 applicants.

As is known, the commission proposes three candidates for the position of chairperson to the president, who selects one and submits it to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration. The presidential administration promises to launch the Bureau's work as early as January.

Earlier, on December 21, President Petro Poroshenko appointed human rights activists Refat Chubarov, Yevhen Zakharov, and historian Yaroslav Hrytsak as members of the Selection Committee of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau. On December 25, Parliament delegated Giovanni Kessler, Director of the European Anti-Fraud Office, former Minister Yevhen Nyshchuk, and Viktor Musiyaka to the committee. The Cabinet of Ministers delegated human rights activist Josef Zissels, lawyer Oleksandra Yanovskaya, and journalist Yuriy Butusov to the committee.

 

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