Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov on Friday signed an order approving the regulations on the Public Anti-Corruption Council under the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
“The newly established consultative and advisory body, after holding an open nationwide vote for candidates on the platform of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and after determining the winners who will join the anti-corruption council, should ensure transparent activities of the Ministry of Defense and civilian control. Among other things, the list of tasks of the council includes analysis of corruption risks, prevention and counteraction to corruption, establishing interaction of the Ministry of Defense with public associations and other civil society institutions,” the website of the Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
The Anti-Corruption Council is created on the basis of an open and transparent competition of 15 members for a one year term. Its activity provides for public participation in the formation of anti-corruption measures in the Defense Ministry of Ukraine. The composition of the council is approved based on the results of the competition. Candidates for participation can be nominated by public associations, state registration of which took place at least two years before the day of announcement of the competition and the statutory activity of which is related to prevention and counteraction to corruption.
“The Public Anti-Corruption Council is endowed with an exhaustive list of tools, which are sufficient to exclude any corrupt practices. It can create expert groups, involve specialists, and the regulation of the council’s activity provides for a wide range of actions. I am sure that the anti-corruption council will not only improve the work within the ministry, but also strengthen the foundation of public trust. Both the former and the latter are extremely important moments for achieving Ukraine’s main strategic goal – to win the war,” Reznikov said.
