Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday signed anti-graft legislation that Kyiv says could see hundreds of thousands of civil servants lose their jobs if found to have links with past Soviet or pro-Russian governments.
The so-called “lustration” bill aims to remove any civil servant who held a federal or regional government position for more than a year under former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych.
Separate legislation set for approval next week will force judiciary and law enforcement officials to declare their financial assets and other holdings, as well as those of their families. That legislation also would create an anti-corruption unit to investigate …read more
Source: Voice of America
