The head of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine called for the abolition of the immunity of judges and MPs – Kommersant

                             
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The Constitutional Court (CC) of Ukraine agreed to abolish the inviolability of deputies and judges, confident Justice Minister Pavel Petrenko. “This decision was not contrary to the law and make all citizens equal before the law,” – he said. According to him, the other option than to give a positive opinion on the case, consideration of which COP began on April 2, no. “None of the rights of citizens are not violated by these changes to the constitution. In fact, we present the situation to a just determination that there is no specific individuals and groups who have absolutely unlimited immunity, which can be used to hide from justice, “- said Mr. Petrenko.

CC began its consideration of the case of a change in the fundamental law of the immunity of MPs and judges. “COP in the form of an oral hearing began the trial on the treatment of the Verkhovna Rada to provide opinion on the compliance of the draft law on amendments to the Constitution regarding the inviolability of deputies and judges of the requirements of Articles 157 and 158,” – said the press service of the court, the agency TASS. Ukrainian Parliament sent a corresponding appeal to the Constitutional Court on February 5. Then the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Groisman expressed the view that the process of abolishing the immunity of deputies and judges in Ukraine will be completed in September, the approval of the law in Parliament.