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The Constitutional Court of Ukraine on Monday, February 1, at 12:00 will officially publish the conclusion in the case under the Verkhovna Rada's request to issue its opinion on the compliance of the updated bill on amendments to the fundamental law of Ukraine in the part of the justice with the requirements of Articles 157 and 158 of the Constitution made on January 30.

“On Monday, February 1, at 12:00 the Constitutional Court of Ukraine will officially publish the conclusion in the case under the Verkhovna Rada’s request to issue its opinion on the compliance of the updated bill on amendments to the fundamental law of Ukraine in the part of the justice [registration number is 3524, the document dated January 26, 2016) with the requirements of Articles 157 and 158 of the Constitution (parliament resolution No. 950-VII of January 28, 2016) made on January 30. Judge Mykhailo Hultai will report on the issue,” the press service of the Constitutional Court reported on Saturday.

As reported, on January 22, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine declared a bill on amendments into the Constitution of Ukraine on justice reform the one, which complies with the Articles 157 and 158 of the Fundamental Law.

On January 26, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko submitted the updated version of the bill amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine on justice reform to the Verkhovna Rada. According to the updated bill, clause 25 of the Article 85 of the Constitution reinstate a norm under which the Verkhovna Rada is empowered to give is consent to appointment or resignation of the prosecutor general by the head of state, and to express a vote of no confidence in the prosecutor general, which entails his resignation.

On January 28, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine put on its session’ agenda the bill on Constitutional amendments to the Fundamental Law on Justice (No. 3524) and sent it for the assessment by the Constitutional Court.