Dmitry Ostapenko, a member of the competition commission for the selection of candidates for the position of head of the National Agency for the Detection, Search and Management of Assets Obtained from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA), withdrew his signature for the winner of the competition, Elena Duma.
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“Having weighed all the pros and cons, I withdraw my vote for Elena Duma and today I initiated an extraordinary meeting of the competition commission to elect the chairman of ARMA, at which I will make a corresponding statement,” he said.
According to Ostapenko, two reasons prompted him to this decision.
“I am withdrawing my vote because I did not have complete information about the candidate at the time of voting, which is of decisive importance to me and which stunned me,” Ostapenko said.
In addition, in his opinion, the voting procedure was violated.
“After the first “rating” stage, where each of the members of the commission had the opportunity to cast several votes for several candidates, the second “decisive” stage was not held, where each had to cast one vote for one of the candidates who received the largest number of votes”, he stressed.
Ostapenko urged the commission to hold a meeting in the near future to resolve these issues and determine the results of the vote in a proper manner within the framework of due process.
Reminder:
On June 28, after the publication of information that Elena Duma was determined as the winner of the competition among candidates for the post of chairman of ARMA, a scandal erupted about the facts of her biography.
Individual experts and representatives of civil society noted that Elena Duma’s experience is not related to work in the area of criminal justice, and is not related to the management or search for assets.
Experts questioned whether the Duma was able to combine leadership and participation in the activities of public organizations with public service.
She was also accused of political engagement and possible business contacts with traitors and suspected of collaborating with Russia.
In addition, 4 years ago, the future leader of ARMA was directly involved in attempts to discredit the current US president. In particular, she is reproached for participating in a joint press conference with Sam Kislin, the financial donor of Rudolph Giuliani.
On March 31, 2022, when the competition committee announced the names of candidates for the position of head of ARMA, who, according to the results of testing, passed to the next stages of the competition, Elena Duma then entered the top three, gaining 80 points. The same number of points was scored by the acting head of ARMA Dmitry Zhoravovich. In addition, Konstantin Tkachenko, a lawyer who until October 21, 2022 was the head of the SPFU Corporate Rights Department, scored 80 points.
2023-06-29 13:55:13
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