The President appointed two judges of the Constitutional Court to non-existent vacancies
Tupytsky and Kasminin still remain judges of the CC despite the fact that President Zelensky revoked the decrees on their appointment, as such revocation is legally null and void. Thus, Petryshyn and Hryshchuk are appointed to non-existent positions.
The Constitutional Court refused to swear in the President-appointed judges of the Constitutional Court
Previously, civil society has repeatedly called on Volodymyr Zelensky not to appoint judges of the Constitutional Court to non-existent vacancies.
We call on the Constitutional Court not to bring to the oath the newly appointed judges until vacancies legally appear under the President’s quota
The appointment of new CCU judges in the absence of relevant vacancies under the President's quota undermines the legitimacy of the Constitutional Court.
The daughter of the candidate for the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Sybiha lives in Moscow, and the candidate Petryshyn “sanctified” Leonid Kuchma’s right to run for the third term
The daughter of Oleksandr Sybiha, a candidate for the ССU lives in the Russian Federation. Candidate for the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Petryshyn "sanctified" Leonid Kuchma's right to run for a third term.
Candidate for the CC Oleksandr Petryshyn may lobby for the appointment to the High Council of Justice of a member of the Selection Commission Dmytro Lukyanov, who recommended him for the CC
A Congress of Scholars, at which one member of the High Council of Justice will be elected, is scheduled for December 10. Dmytro Lukyanov is among the candidates for the HCJ.
Statement: We call on the President not to appoint judges who have not passed the qualification assessment
91 out of 135 judges nominated to the President by the High Council of Justice have a negative opinion of the Public Integrity Council and have not passed the qualification assessment.