
Prime Minister initiates the creation of a working group for the elaboration of the draft law on the liability of law enforcement officers for unlawful actions against entrepreneurs
Prime Minister of
Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman in the
framework of the reform of
the controlling bodies and ensuring
integrity in relations between the state and
business, initiated in synergy with
the business representatives the formation of a working group designed
to work out
and submit to the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine
the draft law on the
liability of law enforcement officers for unlawful
actions, in particular, unwarranted searches at the
enterprises. This statement was issued
by the Head
of Government during the round
table "Culture of Integrity - as a driving force
of sustainable development" devoted to issues of
ethical conduct of business in
Ukraine.
Volodymyr Groysman emphasized
that unlawfulness triggers arbitrariness, and thereby business
complaints constantly against the work
of law enforcement
and controlling bodies. Meanwhile, integrity must become a norm of
conduct for both the government
and business. The achievement of this target
will become possible due to
the elaboration of relevant legal
initiatives.
«When entrepreneurs
are making mistakes, they always face a responsibility
for their actions, why have
we not yet
brought the responsibility of corrupt officials in uniforms, those
who press and create unbearable
conditions for business?. This issue must be
resolved not by words, but
by specific legal decisions. Thus, I initiate
the creation of a working group
so that within
2-3 weeks (we could elaborate) and submit to
the Parliament a bill, which stipulates
for the criminal
liability of representatives of the controlling bodies for putting
excessive pressure on entrepreneurs. The Government has a political will to draft
the said bill, emphasized the Prime Minister
and called on association, business to send
representatives and lawyers in order
to shortly elaborate the bill.
He stressed that
it is of
utmost importance once and for
all to put
an end to
making pressure for the development
of business. «We must not
only set the requirements for business integrity,
but also talk about the
integrity of those who control
the business», claimed the Prime
Minister.
The special emphasis
was placed on an export
control and the development of criteria for
work for exporters. «This issues is completely
under the authority of the
Government. We are capable to
shape open models that will
not give anyone opportunities for abuse», underlined
the Prime Minister.
In his address
to business representatives, Volodymyr Groysman recalled other initiatives kicked off particular,
in September - according to decisions
approved at a large business meeting with the
participation of the President of
Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the leadership of the
Government, representatives
of the Parliament
and the Prosecutor
General's Office. It was then, the
Head of Government
emphasized, the process of the
elaboration of the bill on
the Financial Intelligence Service, the draft of
which is expected within the next 10 days
has begun.
«I gave instructions
to the Ministry
of Internal Affairs of Ukraine,
the State Fiscal Service and last week
the similar decision was approved
by the Prosecutor
General of Ukraine that seek
to eradicate occasions of putting
pressure on business as well
as creating artificial hurdles. This is a good
signal to us that we
must retrofit the culture of relations.
And in this
issue I am an ally of
business and a supporter of the
idea of establishing
a proper business climate in the
country», Volodymyr Groysman underlined.
The Prime Minister
noted that the time has
come for the formation of
sustainable investment climate clear, transparent and favorable. «Ukraine can become one
of the strongest
economies in the continent. It is vitally
important for me to ensure
that those who invest in
the state economy be successful»,
he emphasized.