KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s interior ministry is disbanding Kyiv’s often corrupt traffic police detachment Saturday and installing a new force — with help from Canada, the U.S., Japan and Australia.Canada’s ambassador to the embattled country says the pilot program will be rolled out nationwide, and doesn’t believe putting thousands of ex-cops out of work will stoke resentment and violence.Roman Waschuk says approximately 2,000 recruits who graduated from their training program Thursday were selected through a rigorous interview and training process.The existing force has been dismissed, but members under the age of 35 have been allowed to reapply, as long as …read more
Source: National Newswatch
