Measure

2.1.6.2.3. Drafting and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a draft law providing for:
1) development and operation of 2 types of disciplinary committees:
conducting official investigation based on information regarding the policemen’s violation of the service discipline;
consideration of issues regarding the policemen’s violation of huma/citizen rights;
2) inclusion of no less than 50% of influential and famous representatives of the public and/or human rights organizations to the disciplinary committees investigating issues regarding the policemen’s violation of human/citizen rights;
3) mandating that the number and composition of disciplinary committees of the central administrative agency of the police shall be approved by the Minister of Internal Affairs, and the number and composition of disciplinary committees of territorial (in particular, including interregional) agencies of the police shall be approved by the Chief of the National Police;
4) the right of the disciplinary committee to submit—while exercising its powers—queries to agencies (units) of the police, other government agencies, local self-government bodies, and legal entities and request materials required for the internal investigation; the timeframes, grounds, and forms of disclosure of information by agencies (units) of the police, other government agencies, local self-government bodies, and legal entities to the disciplinary committees, as well as grounds for withholding such information;
5) that the disciplinary committee’s decision based on results of official investigation shall be approved by the authority who ordered to conduct the official investigation;
6) that the policeman’s manager authorized to impose disciplinary action, speculating whether or not to impose the disciplinary action, shall be governed by the disciplinary committee’s decision on the policemen’s violation of human/citizen rights, and in case of disagreement with its decision the committee shall add the written separate opinion with justification of such legal position, it also reserves the right to impose the disciplinary action, contrary to the one suggested by the disciplinary committee on the policemen’s violation of human/citizen rights, but no greater than 1 stage;
7) Policemen signs and list of disciplinary offenses violating human/citizen rights and freedoms; the disciplinary committee on the policemen’s violation of human/citizen rights, may recommend to apply the disciplinary action, such as dismissal from the position with remaining in service or discharge from the service;
8) making changes taking into account the recommendations on ways to improve the effectiveness and quality of work of disciplinary committee and the selection procedure issued based on the findings of the study indicated in subclause 2.1.6.2.1.