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Vast majority of judges appointed by Zelensky does not pass qualification assessment – DEJURE foundation
KYIV. Dec 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The vast majority of judges appointed by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky received a negative opinion from the Public Integrity Council and, accordingly, did not pass the qualification assessment, the DEJURE foundation said.
According to a statement on the foundation’s website, it is noted the head of state, by his decrees, appointed 28 judges, namely 27 ones to positions in local courts of first instance and one judge in the economic court of Donetsk region.
"Some 21 out of 28 judges appointed by Zelensky received a negative opinion from the Public Integrity Council," the foundation said in the statement.
The foundation said the law stipulates that a judge who has received a negative opinion of the Public Integrity Council is not considered to have passed the qualification assessment until a decision on it is made by the High Qualification Commission of Judges in full force, and HQCJ may support the decision of the Public Integrity Council or overcome it by 11 votes.
"Most of the newly appointed judges did not pass the qualification assessment, as they received a negative opinion of the PIC, which the HQCJ did not consider or revoke," DEJURE said.
The organization provides a list of judges with references to negative opinions of the Public Integrity Council about them.
The foundation believes that, despite the fact that the law requires the president to appoint judges recommended for appointment by the High Council of Justice, the president should refrain from any appointments until the completion of the verification of the integrity of the current composition of the HCJ and the formation of a new HQCJ.
