A disciplinary case by Ukraine's High Council of Justice (HCJ) against the judge was opened on January 10, 2024, based on the fact that he was accused of committing a fatal road accident.
The HCJ stopped the disciplinary case against Judge Tandir
On January 31, the HCJ Second Disciplinary Chamber stopped the proceedings against Judge Oleksiy Tandyr, who is accused of a traffic accident at a roadblock that led to the death of a National Guardsman. The broadcast of the meeting evidences this.
According to Vitaly Salikhov, a member of the HCJ, he proposed to stop the consideration of the disciplinary complaint because he does not have time to draw up a conclusion on the case. In particular, he requested information from the prosecutor's office but did not receive it for long. In addition, he said that he is going on vacation next week.
The law provides that there are 30 days to make a verdict. Since the complaint was opened on January 10, the conclusion must be submitted for consideration by February 10.
At the moment, I do not have any information that would give me a real opportunity to make such a conclusion, except for the statement and characteristics of judge Tandyr, — said Salikhov.
At the same time, on the morning of January 31, he received documents from the prosecutor's office and a statement from Tandyr regarding his desire to participate in considering the complaint. However, the Council of Justice member said that he still cannot conclude because the content of the received materials is unknown to him.
"I need time to decide on the volume of witness evidence," Salikhov explained.
An HCJ member stated that suspending the proceedings would help "make all the conditions to deal with the disciplinary complaint objectively, and not to remove from responsibility" Judge Tandir.
This case concerns public interest and resonance, it also belongs to the cases that should be considered as a matter of priority. Also, the information in this complaint may be grounds for dismissal of the judge. I believe that consideration of this case should not be stopped, — emphasized the author of the complaint against Tandyr, Yelyzaveta Karachentseva.
Three out of five chamber members supported the indefinite suspension of the disciplinary case. The decision was made for the period necessary to obtain the requested information.
A disciplinary case against the judge was opened on January 10, 2024, based on the fact that he was accused of committing a fatal road accident.
