16 January 2015, 13:11
The bill (Reg. No. 1776) aims at improving provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine on immunity of people's deputies of Ukraine and judges and complying respective provisions of the Basic Law of Ukraine with international standards.
The bill suggests excluding chapters one and three of article 80 of the Constitution of Ukraine.
Amendments to article 126 of the Constitution of Ukraine stipulate that a judge can not be detained without consent of High Council of Justice and not a political body - the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Moreover, article 129 of the Constitution of Ukraine is supplemented with a provision that bringing judges to legal liability will be conducted on general grounds.
It is stipulated that the law will come into force on the day after its publication, except for amendments to article 126 of the Constitution of Ukraine.
297 people's deputies voted in favour of including the bill into the agenda.