The draft law registered by the government on amending the Law of Ukraine " So top officials will again have the status of PEP for life. This will ensure effective financial control over the property of officials even after dismissal from office, reports the Anti-Corruption Action Center..

The bill also provides for the abolition of the three-year restriction on the status of a public figure and proposes a risk-based approach to the analysis of the financial transactions of national political figures, depending on specific factors and risks, if they may arise several years after the dismissal.. A similar mechanism operates in the EU countries.

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Recall that in November last year, by amendments to the supposedly European integration law, people's deputies from the Opposition Platform for Life and European Solidarity laid down a reduction in the term for top officials in the status of PEP to three years from the date of dismissal.

Such a norm actually allows ex-officials after these three years to freely use the acquired corruption assets and use the connections received while working for the state for corruption crimes..