The National Anticorruption Center was transferred back from the Government’s administration under Parliament administration. A bill to this effect was passed by Parliament by the votes of 65 MPs on October 22, IPN reports.

Under the bill, the Center’s director will be named by Parliament, by a majority of votes, for a five-year term. The candidate for the post of director will be chosen at a contest staged by the Parliament’s legal commission for appointments and immunities. One of the conditions that the future director must meet is to be politically unaffiliated. He mustn’t have been a party member during the last two years and mustn’t have worked in the permanent bodies of a party.

The director’s tenure can end in case of resignation, incompatibility of posts, loss of nationality or dismissal by Parliament.

The Democratic MPs, who drafted the bill, said the amendments are designed to contribute to implementing the international anti-corruption standards concerning the independence of the anticorruption authority, which is a condition needed for fulfilling the duties effectively and free form pressure.

The National Anticorruption Center was transferred under the Government’s administration by the votes of the Communist and Liberal-Democratic MPs in May 2013. When under the Government’s subordination, the NAC director can be named and dismissed by the head of state.