01 March 2011, 18:20
Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, expects the Law on the Fundamentals of Corruption Counteraction in Ukraine to be adopted.
"Some Deputies are against it, although they will vote in favor, because there are no other options", V. Lytvyn declared at the press conference in Luhansk on Tuesday, where the Head of the Parliament was staying with a working visit.
According to him, the bill shall be scrutinized in the session hall on Thursday under the full procedure with the scrutiny of all amendments and clause-by-clause vote.
V. Lytvyn announced that during the Conciliative Council on Monday, the participants discussed the bill and decided to uphold it.
The Head of the Parliament informed that there were 432 amendments to the text of the bill while a part of them have not been considered or were considered partially. V. Lytvyn stressed that on Thursday each clause will be elucidated for the Deputies and the public. "Citizens shall be aware of the responsibility of those who give and take bribes", he explained.
V. Lytvyn does not exclude the possibility of the third reading of this bill to consider all the amendments. He expects the Law to be adopted. "There are no ways out, we should stop this evil", he emphasized. However, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine mentioned that even the strictest Law "will have no effect until the situation in the society is changed."