Office of Prosecutor General to start its work on January 2

The relevant decree of Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka, No.351, was published in the parliamentary newspaper Holos Ukrainy on December 23, Ukrinform reports.

The order comes into force on the day of its publication.

As Ukrinform reported, Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka announced the launch of the reform of prosecuting agencies after the adoption of law No.1032 on September 19.

The reform was launched with the prosecutors' attestation and included the competence assessment of prosecutors and the establishment of the Office of Prosecutor General.

Applications for the competence assessment were filed by 1,083 prosecutors, of whom only 610 (56%) successfully completed three stages of the attestation.

The competence assessment of regional and local prosecutors will begin in 2020.

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