Hundreds of new recruits swear oath of allegiance
The revolution in Ukrainian policing is continuing to
spread across the country. At least 245 new patrol police officers have been
sworn in at a ceremony in the central city of #Poltava. Among the new recruits
there are more than 30 men who've served in eastern Ukraine fighting
Russian-backed separatist forces. 50 recruits are female.
Officials are calling on the new officers to uphold
the law and protect Ukrainian citizens. But Prime Minster Arseniy Yatsenyuk
says changes within the law enforcement system mean nothing without the
appointment of a new prosecutor general.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukrainian Prime Minister: "The public is demanding laws are abided by and
our society is on the same side as the police. As the prime minster I'm
demanding that courts are on the same side and the prosecution. And the
prosecutor general, who needs to be appointed."
The latest recruits have big expectations to live up
to. With the reboot of the police officials promise an end to the corruption
which plagued the old Soviet-style system. The reform is one of the most
visible undertaken in Ukraine since the country's pro-E.U. Maidan uprising two years
ago. The new forces are modelled on their American counterparts. Poltava is the
16th Ukrainian city where the initiative has been launched.
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