Contents tagged with Lustration

  • Ukraine's removal of Yanukovych-appointed officials is 98% complete

    The state authorities of Ukraine are 98% clear of the officials involved in the violation of human rights during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, as stated in an interview with Deutsche Welle by the Director of the Lustration Department at Ukraine's Justice Ministry, Anastasia Zadorozhna.

    According to her, the process of clearing Ukraine of all officials from the Yanukovych period is almost complete. "Those who were found liable under the law on lustration were fired. Sometimes people …

  • Review of the Lustration Law (cleansing of power) has been suspended in Ukraine.

    Ukraine Constitutional Court has postponed the review of the Law on Lustration.

    The statement was made on Friday, October 23 by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Yuri Baulin.

    The decision was made after a petition demanding the dismissal of 7 Judges was submitted by Yegor Sobolev, a MP from Samopomich (Self-Help) party.

    Mr. Baulin said that the public will be informed when the court will resume the review of the law.

    On the same day, Yegor Sobolev declared that  7 judges of the …