KIEV, September 26 (RIA Novosti) – Ukrainian officials failing to pass anti-corruption screenings may be banned from holding public posts for 10 years, according to the bill on lustration published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament.
The bill reads that officials who fail to pass the screening or did not agree to the screening, apart from those applying for or occupying elected positions, "shall be dismissed by the inspection body from office with prohibition to hold the posts, determined by Paragraph 1, Article 3, for 10 years since dismission."
Officials will have to give their written consent for the procedure, their autobiography and a copy of their passport. The screening will be held within 30 working days from the day consent was expressed.
Last week the Ukrainian parliament adopted the law on lustration in its second and final reading. According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the screening would affect about 1 million public officials at all levels, employees of law enforcement agencies and "the entire cabinet of ministers."
The bill was signed by Verkhovna Rada chairman Oleksandr Turchynov on Thursday and was sent to President Petro Poroshenko for approval. Poroshenko said Thursday that he is likely to sign the bill, but as he still has some time he would like to consult the public.
