Bar Association considers delay in dismissal of judges violating oath unacceptable

The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) considers unacceptable the delay in addressing the issue of bringing judges, who made unjust rulings against participants in mass protests in 2013-2014, to responsibility.

According to a press release from the UBA, in the period from October 1 to December 25, 2015 the High Council of Justice submitted an appeal to the Verkhovna Rada and the president of Ukraine on the dismissal of 24 judges who violated the oath. As of January 16, 2016 the president supported the dismissal of only one judge.

The UBA, in turn, appealed to the parliament and the president with respect to the state of affairs in the case and the signing of appropriate representations.

In addition, the association appealed to the people's deputies with the request to send their appeals to the authorized agencies with the proposal to urgently resolve the issue of dismissing the judges who violated the oath.

According to the report, the UBA considers the delay in the matter unacceptable and calls on state authorities and officials to act in accordance with the powers and perform all the necessary actions required by law to ensure the purification of the judiciar