HQCJ Admits the Anti-Corruption Action Center to the Assembly Forming the PIC Third Composition
🎯 Position at Time of Violation
Position: Applicant organization admitted to the PIC forming assembly; no delegate elected
💬 The Statement
Context: HQCJ decision №40/зп-23 of 27 July 2023, listing the organizations recognized as meeting the requirements for participation in the assembly of civic association representatives forming the Public Integrity Council
📄 Full Details
Background#
On 27 July 2023 the High Qualification Commission of Judges adopted decision No. 40/zp-23, determining which civic associations met the statutory requirements for participation in the assembly of representatives forming the Public Integrity Council. Sixteen organizations were admitted; five were refused.
the Anti-Corruption Action Center was among those admitted.
What Followed#
No delegate of the organization appears in the PIC’s third composition, which took office on 14 August 2023. The organization took part in the assembly that formed the Council; it did not place a member on it.
Why the Date Is Recorded#
The revised Indicators of Integrity, containing paragraph 1.5, were adopted unanimously on 16 December 2020. By the date of this decision the Council had applied them in negative integrity conclusions against judges over connections to occupied Crimea.
In This Cycle#
The organization took part in the assembly but placed no member among the 23 recorded in the third composition. The decision was taken two years and seven months after the Council unanimously adopted the revised Indicators of Integrity on 16 December 2020. The organization returned for the following cycle and was admitted again in 2025.
Scope of This Instance#
This instance documents one act: an application to take part in forming the Council, and its acceptance by a state body. It does not document a vote, a delegate, or any statement by the Anti-Corruption Action Center concerning the status of Crimea.
🔎 Evidence
- HQCJ decision No. 40/zp-23 of 27 July 2023 — the Anti-Corruption Action Center recognized as meeting the requirements official source
- PIC third composition roster — no delegate of the organization appears official source
- CrimeaWatch profile of the Public Integrity Council documenting the Indicators and their application cross-reference