The prime minister of Ukraine explains how his government is using a landmark system to force senior officials to declare their assetsWe made history in Ukraine last week. For the first time ever, more than 100,000 top officials, including the president, members of the cabinet, MPs, judges, prosecutors and civil servants, declared their assets under our new e-declaration system. In a statement endorsed by all of Ukraine’s leading civil society organisations, none of whom has been shy to criticise the authorities, they hailed the system as “a truly revolutionary step towards eradicating corruption”.Activists and journalists are already investigating the origins …read more
Source: The Guardian
