People's Deputies at this plenary week do not plan in accordance with the draft agenda, to consider a bill to decriminalize a number of economic crimes. This was at a briefing in parliament, said the leader of Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Efremov, reports RBC-Ukraine.
"First, it (the bill) is still not on the agenda. As a general liberalization of legislation, the Criminal Code (CC) in this direction ... it is actually ready for consideration. With regard to the liberalization of With regard to economic crimes committed in the business, the President gave it such a law, and the sooner we accept it, the better it will contribute to the development of businesses in our state, "- said Efremov.
According to him, in accordance with this Act, a person commits a crime in the economic sphere can not be prosecuted, and the State to compensate the damage, «and then continue to work normally and to benefit our state.»
He also stressed that the process slowed down the adoption of this law, «a kind of jet, which was included in this legislation ... anyone want a law that defines a purely» Corporate Business "attitude, in our state to the political dimension , that is to include an article on which would be tomorrow Yulia Tymoshenko could be released from the courtroom, and said that she was innocent, because the new law was passed. "
According to Ephraim, to this rule, many ordinary people have a question: why on the official, as opposed to ordinary citizens can make an exception, thereby bypassing the law.
«It's very hard to meet people who are thus put the question. I am deeply convinced that we can not change the laws, especially the CC, one person» — said Efremov.
He said that in the parliament are designed to change the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code. "The Criminal Procedure Code, he had already been discharged and is on the expertise of the Venice Commission since August this year. If our colleagues from Europe would do, that we engaged in this issue, they would be back in September to give us an opinion on the Criminal Procedure, we would in the parliament adopted this document ... As for CC, this document is currently under development, and as soon as it is ready, we will send it for examination to the European institutions, and receiving an opinion from there as well Add it to the floor. We hope that soon we will take these documents, "- added Efremov.
Recall, October 6, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Bill № 9221 of September 27, 2011. Initiated by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich, on amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine (concerning humane responsibility for the offense in the sphere of economic activity).
This bill is not Article 365 of the Criminal Code, on October 11 that the former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko rendered a guilty verdict.
In general, the bill proposed for the crimes in the economic sphere rather than the penalty of deprivation of liberty to impose sanctions in the form of a fine.
As for the 365 st. Criminal Code, the Verkhovna Rada a draft law on registered two of its decriminalization.
Recall, October 11, Kiev Pechersk district court sentenced Yulia Tymoshenko to 7 years in prison with the prohibition to hold certain public offices for another 3 years for abuse of authority by signing gas contracts with Russia in January 2009 and ordered her to pay "Naftogaz of Ukraine "UAH 1.516 billion.