Volodymyr Zelenskyi vetoed the draft law on punishing government officials for ignoring calls to parliament
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, vetoed the draft law, which provided for the introduction of fines for government officials who ignore summonses to the Verkhovna Rada. reports this on the official website of the parliament.
People’s deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak commented on the president’s decision:
“Do you remember draft law 11387, by which the Verkhovna Rada introduced fines for ministers and other officials who do not come when called. It was my amendment, we voted 229 votes then. What, they say, caused a violent reaction from the entire Office of the President, and today the draft law was returned with a full veto.
In the explanation to the veto, the president emphasized that the reporting mechanism of government members is already regulated by the current legislation of Ukraine, in particular the law “On the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine” and regulations of the Verkhovna Rada.
“Considering the above, it should be stated that the innovations proposed by the Law do not take into account, in particular, the political and legal nature of the responsibility of the Government of Ukraine before the Parliament, as well as the limitation of forms of parliamentary control by constitutional norms. At the same time, this institute was supposed to ensure the stability of the government of Ukraine, its independence from current changes in the political situation in the representative body, the document says.
Thus, the draft law, which provided for administrative responsibility for the non-arrival of government officials at the invitation of the parliament, will not enter into force without its re-examination and approval by the Verkhovna Rada, overcoming the presidential veto.
We would like to remind you that draft law 11387 provided for changes to several key laws in order to strengthen the discipline of participants in court processes and parliamentary procedures. The document proposed the introduction of administrative liability for non-compliance with the court’s decision on a pretext, providing for fines and the drawing up of relevant protocols by court employees.
In addition, the draft law provided for responsibility for ignoring the demands of parliamentary committees or temporary investigative commissions, as well as for non-arrival of government officials at plenary meetings without a valid reason.
