In July 2015 the Ukrainian government started to gradually introduce the brand-new police force in the country`s cities. Now, almost a year since, Ukraine Today sits with Ukraine`s police chief Khatia Dekanoidze to discuss this major reform of the Ukrainian government.
”I can`t say that of course that all police officers are fair right now – of course they are not. But we`re trying to get rid of the corrupted officers,” Dekanoidze says in an interview with Ukraine Today.
”I can face this pressure or stress every day, because it`s my everyday job. And nobody can deny that this is a tough job. Of course, it is tough. Because on the one hand, we have to fight against criminals, and on the other hand – do some reforms,” she says.
Dekanoidze adds that there are a lot of ”signs of sabotage, resistance from the system, especially at the first phase, when we started.”
Ukraine`s National Police chief says it is ”important for Ukrainians is to have law enforcement system free of corruption.”