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Ukrainian activists call for removal of Yanukovych-appointed judges

Publisher Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Publication Date 9 September 2016
Cite as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Ukrainian activists call for removal of Yanukovych-appointed judges, 9 September 2016, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/58189d646.html [accessed 3 June 2023]
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September 09, 2016

Activists in Kyiv called on parliament to dismiss some 700 judges appointed by the ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. Some wore ghost costumes implying that these judges, who are finishing their initial five-year contracts, were now eligible to keep their jobs and salaries until they die. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)

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