Selection of SAPO Prosecutors: 16 Candidates Admitted to Next Round of Interviews

From October 23 to 31, candidates for SAPO prosecutors performed written tasks to demonstrate their practical work skills. Subsequently, the selection commission conducted interviews with the candidates to assess their professional competencies and integrity. 

According to the results of this stage, 16 candidates were admitted to the next round of interviews: 

Kostiantyn Alfiorov, prosecutor of the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office;

Rostyslav Batih, NABU detective;

Rodion Biriukov, NABU senior detective;

Pavlo Ivanin, prosecutor of the Prosecutor General’s Office;

Vadym Kedruk, prosecutor of the Rivne District Prosecutor’s Office;

Volodymyr Koval, prosecutor of the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office 

Attila Kovchi, prosecutor of the General Inspectorate of the Prosecutor General’s Office

Vitalii Kolesnyk, prosecutor of the Zolochiv Department of the Derhachi District Prosecutor’s Office of Kharkiv Oblast 

Illia Martseniuk, prosecutor of the Volyn Regional Prosecutor’s Office

Volodymyr Novak, prosecutor of the Vinnytsia District Prosecutor’s Office

Ihor Oliinyk, prosecutor of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office

Vitalii Rybalkin, prosecutor of the Luhansk Regional Prosecutor’s Office

Yevhenii Sayenko, prosecutor of the Luhansk Regional Prosecutor’s Office

Oleksandr Safarian, prosecutor of the Prosecutor General’s Office

Eduard Skubak, NABU senior detective

Ivan Striltsov, prosecutor of the Luhansk Regional Prosecutor’s Office. 

On November 13 and 14, the commission will conduct another round of interviews, which will further clarify the level of professional competency of candidates for SAPO prosecutors. As a result of these meetings, eight winners of the competition will be determined. 

“Updating and expanding the staff of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is a crucial step for the operation of the body. After all, they provide high-quality procedural management of corruption investigations and improve the chances to prove these crimes in court,” explains Kateryna Ryzhenko, Deputy Executive Director for Legal Affairs at Transparency International Ukraine. 

The competition to select candidates for the positions of SAPO prosecutors began on August 18, 2023. 

The selection itself consists of tests for knowledge of the law (the professional test) and for general abilities, as well as the interview stage, which includes the candidates’ performance of a practical task.