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The main problem with Ukraine's corruption prevention watchdog
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The main problem with Ukraine's corruption prevention watchdog

by Oleg Sukhov

Viktor Pavlushchyk, head of Ukraine's National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP), was praised for his work as an anti-corruption investigator. After his promotion, Pavlushchyk is in the hot seat. He was appointed to his current job by a commission including independent foreign experts as part of Ukraine's anti-corruption reforms in 2024 in a contest that was widely applauded. The National Agency for Corruption Prevention, set up in 2015, has a broad mandate, including determining the go

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