The ARMA Selection Committee rejected the candidates' complaints following the testing conducted during the air raid alert
On April 1, the selection committee for the position of Head of the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) reviewed complaints from former candidates and rejected them.
This was reported by Transparency International Ukraine.
After taking the cognitive ability test, the committee received two complaints—from Dmytro Nikitin and Volodymyr Murzha.
“Both candidates appealed to the committee requesting permission to retake the test, as they were unable to pass it successfully due to security concerns. The testing on March 24 took place during a prolonged air raid alert,” the statement reads.
Commission members noted that “appropriate security measures were observed during the testing in accordance with the requirements of the procedure.” At the same time, none of the candidates raised any objections to the testing being conducted during the alert. As a result, the commission rejected the complaints: five members voted against granting the request, and only Rita Simoes supported the candidates.
As previously reported, only one of the 13 candidates—Viktor Dubovyk—passed the second stage of the selection process for the position of ARMA chair. The commission decided to continue the competitive procedure.
As a reminder, the competition for the position of ARMA head began on December 19. Requirements include a higher education degree in law or economics, at least five years of professional experience, three years of experience in leadership positions, proficiency in Ukrainian and one of the official languages of the Council of Europe, as well as integrity and competence.
As a reminder, Viktor Dubovyk, the current Director General of the Directorate for Legal Policy at the Office of the President of Ukraine, became the sole candidate to advance to the next stage of selection for the position of head of the Agency for the Tracing and Management of Assets (ARMA).
Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers transferred coordination of the National Agency of Ukraine for the Identification, Tracing, and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
