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After Pressure, Ukraine Announces Appointment of Economic Watchdog
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When in July the Ukrainian parliament and head of state Selenskyj by law restrict the power of the anti-corruption authority, there are big protests in the country. After Western pressure the law is overturned. Now a new chief investigator starts his service.
More and more clearly, European partners had called for the appointment of Olexandr Zyvinskyj as Director of the Economic Crimes Authority and had previously won a competition.
Ukraine Appoints Head of Economy Watchdog After Anti-Graft Protests
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers appointed a new head of the Economic Security Bureau after weeks of delay, responding to public pressure over the issue amid a political crisis over the independence of anti-corruption agencies.
After pressure, Ukraine announces appointment of economic watchdog
Oleksandr Tsyvinsky takes the reins of the Economic Security Bureau after the government controversially blocked his appointment on July 8, citing his estranged father's Russian citizenship as a security concern.
The decision arises a few days after the Ukrainian authorities have recovered and restored the independence of two fundamental anti-corruption structures, giving rise to protests in the streets and to European pressure. On Thursday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Iulia Svyrydenko announced on social networks the appointment of Oleksandre Kyavynsky to head the Economic Security Cabinet (BEB), a month after a government's refusal to give up critical vie…
After weeks of hesitation, the Ukrainian government appointed a new head of an investigative agency against economic crime. As Prime Minister Julia Swyrydenko announced on Wednesday, the anti-corruption investigator Oleksandr Zyvinskyj was appointed head of the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB). Previously, Kiev had refused to confirm the independent investigator Zyvinskyj in the new office for weeks.Zyvinskyj, who had become known through sever…
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