ILI Chairwoman speaks about the participation of the Ukrainian delegation at UNCAC CoSP11

Foreign governments are studying the experience of Ukraine’s anti-corruption infrastructure, which is genuinely functioning and creating discomfort for certain representatives of the authorities. This was stated by Tetiana Khutor, ILI Chairwoman, on the ether of Ukrainian Radio.

She noted that many countries face far greater challenges in the area of anti-corruption policy than Ukraine. In the opinion of the Head of the ILI, for civil society in other countries Ukraine’s experience is both interesting and, at the same time, discouraging, as they are unable to effectively influence decision-making in the way Ukrainian civil society does.

“Unlike Ukraine, the experience of other countries demonstrates insufficient cooperation between civil society and public authorities, as well as limited capacity for criticism,” Tetiana Khutor believes.

The expert emphasized that a well-developed anti-corruption strategy is capable of minimizing corruption risks and reducing their number. In particular, its effective implementation is crucial and will depend not so much on the anti-corruption infrastructure itself as on all other public authorities.

The Head of the ILI also outlined the conditions under which the state is capable of recovering stolen corruption-related assets.

“It is extremely important to build effective tools for the confiscation of assets linked to corruption. If crimes are no longer profitable, corruption will significantly decrease,” she concluded.