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Hromadske TV: Lone judge fights corruption in provincial Ukraine, wows the country

Corruption among judges is, unfortunately, widespread phenomenon in Ukraine. Especially on the local level, because of judges got a bribe, they keep the matter quiet. However, Ukraine struggles to change judiciary system for better – the reform of judiciary system started in 2016.

Fortunately, not all Ukrainian judges are corrupted. Hromadske’s investigative district ‘Slidstvo.Info’ found the honest judge. Is that easy to keep your word and be totally transperent and honest judge in Ukraine? As the journalists found out, instead of honour and respect, the judge got disesteem from collegues, pressure from the authorities and threats from influential lawbreakers. Watch Hromadske’s special project about how to survive in such tough circumstances.

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