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Yanukovych vows to put an end to corruption

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Sept. 15, 2011, 1 p.m. | Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine

A decree on a national anti-corruption strategy will be signed soon, President Viktor Yanukovych has said.
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A decree on a national anti-corruption strategy will be signed soon, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said. "For those who haven't yet got it, I say again - Ukraine has launched a large-scale anti-corruption campaign, and the National Anti-Corruption Committee is already operating. I'll soon issue a decree approving the national anti-corruption strategy, which has to be implemented both at the central and regional levels," he said at a meeting of the Council of the Regions in Kyiv on Thursday.

While speaking about corruption among government officials, Yanukovych said integrity was a necessary feature for state employees.

"We cannot allow those who are turning public service into a feeding trough and destroying trust in the state to come to power. Everyone should realize that we'll put an end to this forever," Yanukovych said.

He said that about 4,000 criminal cases opened on official crimes had been sent to the courts.

"The issue concerns bribery, where the amount is a figure with many zeros," Yanukovych said.
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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 1:04 p.m.    

The money of the 200 million mansion of Yanuconvict will be paid back now..thats good news.

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 1:25 p.m.    

And of course we will see transparent investigations into benefited from grain export quotas, from oil rig Boyko, from building of Kyiv stadium etc. Not to mention leasing of Helicoptors for Yanukovych ...

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 3:58 p.m.    

And Firtash will give back the $500 million that he got.

And yanustalin's sons will give back the banks and real estate that they got.

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 1:59 p.m.    

The Tyrant should be very familiar with the amount of zeros in regards to bribery, since he manages to lead a lavish life in his estate, more than likely at the expense of the Ukrainian citizens. He has been promising to fight corruption for months now and still nothing has been signed. The problem is that too many of his cronies are on the take, as well as the elite who support him. Yanuk cannot afford to cut off the arm that feeds his feeding frenzy for power and money. The elite are the individuals keeping him in power and they are the ones that call the shots in Ukraine.

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 4:28 p.m.    

WHAT RUBBISH- Just after he STOLE hundreds of acres of public parkland north of kiev and turned into his private reserve.

SWINE!

ALl you EU corporate lawyers should have a look at this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBTMLE5alyM

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 5:53 p.m.    

Only individuals who steal 5,000 hryvnias or less will be prosecuted. As long as you steal a large enough amount, you have nothing to worry about since you can pay off the prosecutor. In Ukraine as always, the bigger the corruption, the better.

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 6:41 p.m.    

well will the regione bandits start filing into the courts instead of opposition show trials ?

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 6:45 p.m.    

Everytime I think this guy can't get any dumber....he exceeds all expectations!

Yanuk and his cronies should be marching themselves into prison for being thieves....and for being stupid!

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 7:14 p.m.    

If Yanukovych wants to stop corruption, he should leave Ukraine.

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Anonymous Sept. 15, 2011, 7:24 p.m.    

&quot;Yanukovych vows to put an end to corruption&quot;

OK ...we are waiting! When will he have himself arrested???

This time there won't be any Yuschenko to give him AMNESTY!

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Anonymous Sept. 16, 2011, 12:44 a.m.    

Only the head cockroach of the Party of Roaches will decide who feeds at the trough. Here come the purges-Stalin style.

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Anonymous Sept. 16, 2011, 12:44 a.m.    

What a joke coming from the most corrupt politician in Ukraine.

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Anonymous Sept. 16, 2011, 10:10 a.m.    

Well I hope he would actually start with customs and do something. Every car imported into this country requires a 100 dollar bribe to the customs officer clearing the car. If you do not pay it you will spend a minimum of 24 hours at customs as they will invent a story of something wrong with the paperwork.

Every time you take a bus out of the country all passengers are required to pay 5 Euro's for customs to clear the bus in a timely manor, or if you do not, they will search the bus for hours holding everyone up.

Why is it that all customs officers can afford giant lavish houses, new cars and no one is smart enough to go after them.

What a joke.

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Anonymous Sept. 16, 2011, 11 a.m.    

&quot;I vow to end all corruption...but only after I, and my mates, have stolen as much as they can&quot;!!

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Anonymous Sept. 16, 2011, 7 p.m.    

Someone should put an end to this corrupt idiot! Puke!

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