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What Is PORA’s Black List?

There’s been a lot of gossip about the PORA civic campaign’s black list, let alone massive witch-hunting allegedly carried out by our bloc. A couple of things, we believe, need to be clarified here. 

     First, PORA‘s black list does exist. Moreover, it is absolutely open to public, an and those wishing to read it can access the black list at www.pora.org.ua.

Second, PORA [PORA is translated as It’s Time! – Ed.] has never been after persecuting our political opponents. The PORA civic campaign has never had any political opponents at all because we have never supported any of the candidates – we have merely monitored transparency and integrity of elections and stood by the right of Ukrainians to vote the way they want.

An official, who voted and canvassed for Yanukovych but, in doing so,  did not break the laws of Ukraine, will never find himself on our black list. Conversely, a corrupt official has no chance of escaping the list – even if he wears “Orange” colors.  

The main achievement of the Orange Revolution is equality of all in the face of the law. We hope that political persecutions and repressions will sink into oblivion together with the Kuchma era. Our black list is not one drawn up by a political movement, but a roster of violations of the law and human rights by  the authorities of any shade.

Unlawful and arbitrary punishment, a common feature of the Kuchma regime, will also bite the dust because our black list is not an invitation to Kangaroo trials and reprisals. On the contrary, it includes evidence for many law suits to be tried by courts in the near future. If any of the big wheels was blacklisted by PORA, there is no need for him to hire guards as no one is going to assault him. The best bet for him would be to hire good lawyers, as before long his activities will be on the radar of the media, prosecutors, and courts. Its for these institutions that the black list is intended.    

We firmly believe that supremacy of the law cannot be attained without establishing accountability for every person. Impunity is a major incentive for corruption and abuse of office. Unless criminal charges are urgently brought against corrupt officials, we’ll witness an upsurge in malfeasance which will, secretly and steadily, quash the demands of the Orange Revolution voiced by Ukrainians on the Maidan square.  Our black list is a wake-up call to the law-enforcement as well as a reminder to Ukrainians that most of the past regime crimes have not been investigated so far. Many state officials and local governors who engaged in vote-rigging still sit in cushy offices. Police officers who arrested peaceful demonstrators and trumped up charges against protesters still wear their uniforms. University rectors who dismissed students for political convictions and bribe-takers of various shades still go unpunished. It is these culprits that are put by PORA on its black list. Until the country has been cleansed of criminals, Ukrainians will never feel secure because their rights will continue to be endangered. That is why we will go on gathering evidence and update our black list. It’s time to put criminals on the grill!

We strongly advise the lawbreakers on our black list to voluntarily give up their posts and start thinking about how to compensate for the damage inflicted to society. However, the PORA civic campaign is not going to restrict itself to data collection and black list publication. We are ready to use versatile peaceful and non-violent actions to bring criminals to justice.

 

It’s time for them to stand trial!

 

CHARTER

CHARTER OF MAIDAN VALUES

The peaceful, democratic and at the same time extremely stylish and beautiful Orange revolution did not end up during the days of Presidential elections. Free and thoughtful choice was important, first, but far not the last step in the program of democratic changes enabled by the sufferings by millions of Ukrainians.

Orange revolution was not a choice of personalities, whom the power was delegated. It was a choice of values on which the New Ukraine was to be built.  Millions went out to the streets to stand up not for their mercantile interests, but for the high ideals of Freedom, Democracy, Morality, Justice, and Citizens’ Dignity. The historic choice of Ukrainian nation proves that the rebirth of Ukraine can be achieved first of all by adhering to the values that were expressed in the slogans of Maidan:

Freedom ‘FREEDOM CANNOT BE STOPPED!’

Aspiration of citizens to self-realization and self-assertion, to reaching basic human rights may not be limited by any brutal force. The citizens are allowed everything that is not forbidden by the law.

The use of force, manipulations, intimidation, violations of law and disrespect of moral norms will not save any government from failure. Because such a power will never be supported by its people.

Democracy “TOGETHER WE ARE MANY! WE CANNOT BE OVERCOME!”

The people’s will is a source of legitimacy and efficiency of the government’s actions. In case of brutal disrespect of peoples’ will, people have a right to protest. The joint collective action by self-organized citizens, based on the peaceful and non-violent struggle for their rights, cannot be won by the cliques of the usurpers of power. Unification of the efforts of citizens and organizations into the joint political civic platform of cooperation is the guarantee of effective democratic control of those in power and prevention from the possible reemergence of an authoritarian regime.

Unity ‘EAST AND WEST – TOGETHER!’

Ukraine is a united country, although its citizens are distinguished through cultural, linguistic, religious, regional and ethnical diversity. The residents of Ukraine are UKRAINIANS, CITIZENS OF ONE STATE notwithstanding their political views, cultural orientations and regional identities. All those who incite to regional (religious, linguistic, ethnic, etc.) split should be condemned by the citizens and prosecuted by law.

Rule of Law ‘CRIMINALS – TO JAIL, PROTECTION TO HONEST!’

All political criminals, including the organizers of election fraud, must incur the deserved and irrevocable punishment. The society and government must go through the period of clearance from the previous experience of abandoning the law. Only the genuine clarification will end with a real affirmation of the rule of law as a really functioning and the only possible principle of justice, instead of its manipulation to satisfy the private interests of a few.

The facts of stealing of state property and finances have to find the reflection in the court sentences. Criminals may not remain in the power, and the system of governance shouldn’t create new criminals. The government is supposed to act only within its functions and in compliance with the Law.

Europeanism ‘EUROPEAN UKRAINE’

Ukraine belongs to the European continent not only in the geographical sense. It is truly European civilization, and even more, it carries a seed of the future Europe, a valuable impulse for the renewing of democracy.

Nowadays Ukraine has to assert its European identity, become an integral participant of social, political, and economical processes in Europe. Institutionally this is measured by attaining the membership and active participation in the leading integrative communities at the European and Euro-Atlantic area. This is a way to satisfy the national interests of Ukraine in the strategic perspective.   

Action ‘WE ARE GOING!’

The control over adherence to the Maidan values is overtaken by the new generation of Ukrainians, whose outlook has been formed in the era of Independence. The generation, which gives all its hopes to self-realization with irrevocability of democratic changes in Ukraine.

The Maidan values can only be really settled through the active citizens’ participation in the political and civic life.

IT IS TIME TO LIVE AND WORK FOR THE COMMON GOAL!

Adopted by the delegates of the Congress of Civic Party PORA

22 August, 2005, Square of Independence

 
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