09:54 11.12.2015

Poroshenko unhappy with fight against corruption in Ukraine

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Poroshenko unhappy with fight against corruption in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is not happy with the results of the fight against corruption and demands more decisive steps in the beginning of 2016.

"We must prove that the system we've been creating for the entire year has finally started functioning and bringing good results," Poroshenko said at the second meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council.

The president warned against soothing reports on the first phase of anti-corruption activities.

"It seems that we are moving forward and certain progress has been achieved already. No, we are just creating the institutional structure and preconditions for the inevitability of punishment. I am not satisfied with the results at the moment, notwithstanding the fact that every week senior officials are being detained for bribes," the head of state said.

Speaking of the first concrete results of struggle against corruption, the president informed that the day before, the Security Service had detained officials of central executive authorities for the bribe in the amount of $250,000. The president thanked Head of the Security Service Vasyl Hrytsak for the intensive work.

He also addressed Head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Artem Sytnyk and Chief of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecution Nazar Kholodnytsky: "These are your clients now. With our decisive actions, we should demonstrate that new times have come to Ukraine. There are no more posts or political documents that can help avoid fair punishment for corruption."

Poroshenko said that during his visit to Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden announced that the U.S. would provide assistance in the anti-corruption activity.

"Major part of those $190 million brought as additional technical aid will be allocated for the creation of efficient law enforcement and anti-corruption bodies," the president said.

The president is hopeful that other donors and partners of Ukraine would join that process.

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