The Ukrainian authorities made good decisions when, after the tragedy in Brovary, they quickly identified the acting Minister of Internal Affairs and the head of the National Police, and subsequently removed the prefix and. from the position of Igor Klimenko February 7. This made it possible to maintain personnel stability at the level of senior management.. This opinion was expressed by the expert of the Center for Political and Legal Reforms Yevgeny Krapivin in an article for ZN. UA \?

He explained that the final appointment of Klymenko as head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would reduce transitional periods in the leadership of the body and ensure political stability, given that the previous two weeks the general actually led both the ministry and the police.

At the same time, the expert drew attention to the difference between the functions of the minister and the head of the National Police. After all, the first one is a political person who forms state policy and represents the interests of the body in the government, and the second one performs managerial functions for operational management. Such changes were achieved as part of the depoliticization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2015..

" He gives knowledge of the system, which is a big plus, but on the other hand, it always creates risks that the interests of his former department will prevail over the interests of other bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system,"

At the same time, he added that the search for candidates during the war is " That is why the decision to appoint Klymenko as Minister of the Interior is most likely the most successful. In addition, the policeman has already taken on some of the new duties.

Now, according to an expert from the Center for Political and Legal Reforms, the authorities need to appoint the head of the National Police as soon as possible..

Recall that as a result of a helicopter crash in the city of Brovary, Kyiv region, on January 18, the top leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine died.. In particular, we are talking about the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Denis Monastyrsky, his first deputy Yevgeny Enin and Secretary of State Yuri Lubkovich.

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