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Ukraine's President Creates Anti-Corruption Court
April 11, 2019
Ukrainian President Pedro Poroshenko, who has been repeatedly accused of turning a blind eye to corruption, has ordered the creation of a special anti-corruption court.
"By setting up the anti-corruption court, we are completing the creation of an independent anti-corruption infrastructure," Poroshenko said on April 11 during an official ceremony in Kyiv where he signed a decree to appoint judges to the new High Anti-Corruption Court.
"Today ... 38 new judges will take up their duties in a completely new court," Poroshenko said.
The creation of the court has been a longtime demand of both the United States and the European Union.
Poroshenko has been accused of failing to tackle graft or rein in influential magnates.
The exposure of a military embezzlement scheme that allegedly involved top Poroshenko associates as well as a factory controlled by the president has badly dented his popularity.
Poroshenko has denied any links to the scheme.
The creation of the High Anti-Corruption Court comes ahead of the April 21 presidential runoff where Poroshenko will be facing comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy who has a commanding lead in some polls.
Based on reporting by AP and Interfax
Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-s- president-poroshenko-creates-anti- corruption-court/29875480.html
Copyright (c) 2019. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
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