Ukraine's Constitutional Court will begin on January 30 the consideration of 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.
According to a statement posted on the website of the Constitutional Court on Friday, the hearing has been scheduled for 1100 on Jan. 30.
As reported, on Jan. 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 Jan. 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 Jan. 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.
