Ukrainian government fails again to appoint nominated head of Economic Security Bureau

At its latest meeting, the Ukrainian government has once again failed to appoint Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi – nominated by the selection committee – as head of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU).

Source: MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak

Details: On Wednesday 30 July, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko chaired a government meeting during which Tsyvinskyi was rejected for the second time as head of the ESBU.

On 23 July, the ESBU selection committee, which includes international representatives, submitted Tsyvinskyi’s candidacy for the second time.

Earlier, shortly after her appointment, Svyrydenko stated that the procedure through which the government failed to appoint the selected ESBU head had complied with legal and regulatory requirements.

Background:

• It was earlier reported that Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, a detective from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, was the winning contender for the position of ESBU head.
• On 24 June, the Security Service of Ukraine informed the selection committee that some candidates should undergo polygraph testing due to alleged ties between their relatives and the Russian Federation – including Tsyvinskyi.
• The committee later submitted Tsyvinskyi’s formal nomination to then-Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. 
• However, the government did not approve his appointment as ESBU head.

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