Government launches groups to search for those missing because of the war
Source: government representative in the parliament Taras Melnychuk
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a project on amendments to Article 11 of the Law ‘On the Legal Status of the Missing Persons’.
The amendments provide for the creation of search groups.
‘The draft law proposes to define, for the period of the martial law and within one year from the date of its termination or cancellation, the powers of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding the creation of search teams in agreement with the Coordination Staff for the Treatment of Prisoners of War,’ the statement says.
The project envisages giving the Coordination Staff the right to negotiate with humanitarian missions, public associations, persons, etc., who carry out activities in the temporarily occupied territories for the purpose of searching for persons who have disappeared under special circumstances.
Amendments to Ukraine’s enforcement proceedings legislation, initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, have entered into force. Among other measures, the reform provides for the automated lifting of attachments on bank accounts immediately after debts in enforcement proceedings have been fully settled. The main practical benefit for citizens is the complete elimination of the need to contact an enforcement officer in person and wait for paper decisions once the debt has been paid.
The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade has received another batch of supplies as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative. This time, the military received seven quad bikes and four mobile shower and bath units.
In my previous column, I wrote about social innovations in Ukraine. Those innovations are part of civic resilience and the democratization of security, which Europe is paying close attention to right now. The EU is trying to work out how to spread responsibility for its own security across society as a whole, rather than leaving it to institutions alone. It is looking for concrete ways to bring ordinary people into the work of defense and resistance.
Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that NABU be obligated to register proceedings regarding the fact of exerting influence on the court and to recognize Petro Poroshenko as a victim in the case of the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra, due to her pressure on Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to overturn sanctions.
Internationally recognized brands and financial institutions should direct capital to Ukraine now, not waiting for the hostilities to end. This was emphasized by Rinat Akhmetov, president of FC Shakhtar, during a working visit to UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, where he met with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.