Say goodbye to Ukraine’s first line of defense against oligarchs
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TOPPING UP THE SWAMP
Buckle up, because we’re going to Ukraine, and things are about to get confusing, then depressing, and then – fair warning – infuriating.
This week’s news is that the Kyiv District Administration Court (KDAC) has ordered the ministry of justice to sack Artem Sytnyk, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), and thus the country’s first line of defense against the oligarchs. The KDAC – which is already famous for some extremely questionable judgements — based its decision on a ruling by the constitutional court, which earlier this year ruled that Sytnyk’s appointment five years ago was illegal. For good measure, the KDAC also ordered police to investigate Sytnyk, because, why not?
So far, so confusing.