Shmyhal announces dismissal of a number of top officials
22 October 2024 23:52
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A number of personnel decisions were made during a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC). This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Shmyhal said that Health Minister Viktor Lyashko signed a number of dismissal orders following the NSDC meeting.
“In particular, the leadership of the Central Medical and Social Expert Commission was dismissed, and the heads of the specialised department of the Ministry of Health responsible for coordinating the activities of the MSEC were dismissed,” the Prime Minister said.
He added that a digital, transparent, European model would be introduced to replace the MSEC.
Shmyhal also said that he had instructed the Minister of Health to submit all the necessary regulatory documents and draft laws to the Cabinet of Ministers no later than 1 November to complete the reform of the MSEC and the introduction of a new European model.
The Prime Minister also noted that unreasonable decisions on disability made by the MSEC would be checked and reviewed, especially those made by officials. Such checks are planned to be carried out in a maximum of three months.
What is stated in the NSDC decision on the MSEC?
The document provides for the following
- authorised bodies to review decisions on disability for officials within three months, as well as to review unjustified decisions on disability;
- creation of a plan for digitalisation of the MSEC processes within two weeks;
- conducting audits of disability pensions for civil servants within a week;
- revise the mechanism for calculating pensions for officials to make the system more transparent;
- starting the liquidation of all MSECs in Ukraine from 31 December this year.
How people will apply for disability after the liquidation of the MSEC
Based on the draft law from the Ministry of Health, there will be a new process: an assessment of a person’s daily functioning, where doctors will refer for an examination on their own, without the involvement of a commission. This examination will be carried out in medical institutions where all the necessary specialists are available.
What preceded it
It all started with the head of the Khmelnytsky MSEK, Tetiana Krupa, who had more than $10 million seized from her.
After that, Yuriy Butusov, editor-in-chief of Censor.NET, published information that 51 prosecutors in the Khmelnytsky region had received disability and pensions with the assistance of Tetiana Krupa.
Since then, officials and doctors who helped conscripts avoid mobilisation by issuing fake certificates have been caught all over Ukraine.
On Tuesday, 22 October, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy chaired a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council, at which it was revealed that fake disabilities had been found not only among 50 prosecutors in Khmelnytskyy region, but also among hundreds of officials from customs, tax, the Pension Fund and local administrations.
