INTERACTION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION BODIES DURING INSPECTIONS

Abstract

The scientific article focuses on the bodies responsible for combating and combating corruption in Ukraine, including: the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (hereinafter referred to as the NACP), the National AntiCorruption Bureau of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the NABU), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (hereinafter referred to as the SAPO), the Asset Tracking and Management Agency (hereinafter referred to as the ARMA), which, in close cooperation, must effectively confront the corruption challenges of today. Preventing and combating corruption at the systemic level is their main task.

The authors pay attention to the aspect of electronic declaration as a starting point for the interaction of the aforementioned anti-corruption institutions. It was determined that filling out electronic declarations helps to identify undeclared assets and begin the procedure for bringing the guilty to justice. False data in declarations can be grounds for criminal prosecution, which emphasizes the importance of their thorough verification.

At the initial stage, the NACP checks the electronic declarations of the declaring entities and transfers the collected information on the detected violations to the NABU or SAPO to resolve the issue of entering information into the Unified Register of PreTrial Investigations and initiating the relevant criminal proceedings or filing a civil lawsuit for the confiscation of unjustifiably acquired assets.

NABU, under the procedural supervision of the SAPO, conducts a pre-trial investigation of corruption criminal offenses. If there are grounds for the confiscation of unjustifiably acquired assets, the SAPO files a corresponding civil lawsuit. ARMA takes measures to identify and search for assets obtained illegally and cooperates with other bodies to preserve them, including with the aim of imposing an arrest on them for the purpose of subsequent return and confiscation.

Effective verification of electronic declarations requires clear coordination between bodies such as the NACP, NABU, and SAPO to avoid duplication of functions and ensure completeness of verifications. The creation of common information bases and mechanisms for operational data exchange between anti-corruption bodies speeds up the verification process and improves its quality.