Expert on corruption in MSEC: issue lies in legislation allowing for abuse

This ia according to Ivan Tymochko, Head of the Council of Reservists of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, who shared this view on a TV broadcast, as reported by a Ukrinform correspondent.

"The problem isn’t with MSEC itself — the issue lies in the legislation that allows it to be misused to the benefit of corrupt individuals. We can debate that many citizens may attempt to misuse or take advantage of it because the law allows it, and service providers understand that the legislation is lenient, so they don't face serious criminal consequences," Tymochko stated.

He believes that if penalties for this crime were significantly stricter, compliance with the law would improve.

"Only strict criminal liability (for corruption) will be effective. Everything else can be debated endlessly. The law must be develed considering real-life and even psychogical factors affecting those invved in these abuses," Tymochko argued.

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He also reminded viewers that this issue is not new.

“There should be clear and understandable accountability for specific viations. If there is strict or lifelong accountability that, for example, permanently restricts the professional activities of a doctor invved… believe me, such prosals would reduce demand significantly. And that is crucial,” Tymochko emphasized.

As reported, on October 11, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine announced that 77 individuals invved in corruption within MSEC had been identified since the start of the year.