According to the proposed document, military ranks, as well as the right to wear epaulettes with a five-pointed star, should be abolished for employees of the State Tax Service and the administrative divisions of the State Customs Service, as well as for civilian prosecutors. The only exceptions will be employees involved in law enforcement or military functions.
The reform initiators emphasize that currently, the State Tax Service does not engage in operational investigative activities and pre-trial proceedings — this is the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, national security agencies, and customs. Thus, the tax service primarily performs administrative and fiscal functions, not related to law enforcement.
The customs service is in a similar situation, where most employees deal with customs control, cargo clearance, and fee collection. Only some divisions, such as anti-smuggling services and investigative departments, perform law enforcement functions. Therefore, it is proposed to retain special ranks only for law enforcement personnel, while administrative workers will be assigned the status of state civil servants with class ranks.
As for the prosecutor's office, the draft law includes changes according to which civilian prosecutors will lose militarized ranks but retain special class ranks.
Military ranks will be retained only for employees of the military prosecutor's office who serve according to military regulations.
It is important to note that the proposed changes will not affect the social guarantees of current employees. All previously assigned special ranks and class ranks will remain in force.
The aim of these amendments is to improve the personnel system — to eliminate unnecessary attributes of a power structure and to enhance the prestige of actual military service and law enforcement activities.
