Letting the corrupt in Ukraine escape

The so-called reformist era of Petro Poroshenko and Arseniy Yatsenyuk had some blind spots, such as rampant and unpunished corruption.

This is Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner’s summary of the June 12, 2015, edition, which can be found here in PDF format:

"The Runaways" is the banner headline. We spotlighted member of parliament Serhiy Klyuyev, who many say embodies the corruption of the Viktor Yanukovych era. He was stripped of his immunity amid strong evidence of huge financial crimes. Yet police and prosecutors let him get away -- as they did more than 50 other officials from the overthrown regime. It all adds up to law enforcers -- judges, prosecutors, police -- who remain as rotten as they were 15 months ago. Anger is high, and people are calling for Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin's resignation and action by the president and prime minister. This could be an acid test of the government's commitment to fighting corruption. We also round up the 30 other high officials still on the lamb, many facing sanctions by the European Union.

We have other stories—on gay rights, a ballerina, corporate social responsibility, Yatsenyuk's war against Dmytro Firtash, and much more.

Look for the newest Legal Quarterly next week. The main topic is: Can Ukraine's broken legal system be fixed? We also have a ranking of top lawyers by sector.