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 the Head of the Institute of Legislative Ideas, Tetiana Khutor, on Ukrainian Radio.

“Many countries face far greater challenges in the field of anti-corruption policy than Ukraine. For civil society in other countries, Ukraine’s example is both interesting and, at the same time, somewhat discouraging, as they are unable to influence decision-making as effectively as Ukrainian civil society does,” the expert explained.

According to Tetiana Khutor, unlike Ukraine, other countries demonstrate insufficient cooperation between civil society and public authorities, as well as weaker public oversight and criticism. She also noted that a well-developed anti-corruption strategy is capable of minimizing corruption risks and reducing their number.

“In particular, its implementation is crucial, and this will depend not so much on the anti-corruption infrastructure itself as on all other public authorities,” the Head of ILI emphasized.

Tetiana Khutor also outlined the conditions under which the state is capable of recovering stolen corrupt assets. To achieve this, it is necessary to build effective mechanisms for their recovery. The expert is convinced that if crime is not profitable, corruption will significantly decrease.