{"id":38151,"date":"2025-10-30T15:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/?p=38151"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:47:46","slug":"rrr4u-consortium-on-case-of-volodymyr-kudrytskyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/rrr4u-consortium-on-case-of-volodymyr-kudrytskyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by the RRR4U Consortium on the Case of Volodymyr Kudrytskyi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opening of a criminal investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation against Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, former CEO of PJSC \u201cNational Power Company \u201cUkrenergo\u201d (2020\u20132024), and the preventive measures applied to him have caused significant public concern in Ukraine and within political circles abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are not a party to the criminal proceedings, do not possess the full body of materials of the pre-trial investigation, and therefore, in accordance with the law, cannot assess the legality, justification, or appropriateness of specific procedural actions in this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, we find it necessary to emphasize several fundamental points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We call on all state authorities to ensure that any investigations involving professionals in the public sector are conducted with the utmost <\/span><b>impartiality, objectivity, and political neutrality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The use of criminal proceedings as an instrument of political pressure or retribution would cause critical harm to state interests since it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">undermines the trust of international financial institutions and partners, potentially affecting their willingness to provide financial and military support to Ukraine during the ongoing full-scale war;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">complicates Ukraine\u2019s progress in EU accession negotiations, where the rule of law and institutional independence are key (as demonstrated by previous controversies around the status of NABU and SAPO);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discourages highly qualified professionals from joining the civil service or managing state-owned assets \u2014 at the time when Ukraine acutely needs human capital and competent governance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Politically motivated actions against public sector professionals in any country, especially in one enduring the extraordinary challenges of war, are a blow to statehood, not an expression of justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We urge all government and law enforcement bodies to act strictly within the law, upholding the principles of the presumption of innocence and institutional independence. Any signs of selective justice must be categorically ruled out and are unacceptable in a state governed by the rule of law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To strengthen the resilience of the legal system and bolster international trust, we stress the urgent need to adopt key legislative reforms aimed at deep and effective transformation of Ukraine\u2019s judiciary and law enforcement institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine needs an independent and effective system of justice and law enforcement, which earns the trust of both its citizens and international partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Signatories:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for Economic Strategy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute for Analytics and Advocacy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DiXi Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*RRR4U (Resilience, Reconstruction and Relief for Ukraine) is a consortium of four Ukrainian analytical organizations: DiXi Group, Institute for Analytics and Advocacy, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, and Center for Economic Strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RRR4U publishes monthly and quarterly reports on Ukraine\u2019s progress in meeting the conditions of key EU and IMF financial assistance programs. All reports are available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rrr4u.org\/en\/analytics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening of a criminal investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation against Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, former CEO of PJSC \u201cNational Power Company \u201cUkrenergo\u201d (2020\u20132024), and the preventive measures applied to him have caused significant public concern in Ukraine and within political circles abroad. 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