Saakashvili passionately described plans for European-style reforms, including restructuring the police force and customs service, which he said will determine the future not only of Ukraine but of the entire post-Soviet region.
In an example of the corruption Saakashvili is trying to fight, Estonian businessman Marcel Vichmann was forced to stop a project to build a 12-kilometer (seven-mile) promenade in the beach resort of Zatoka after the construction permits were stolen, his lawyer was attacked and the town administration reconsidered its decision to lease him the land.
To spearhead the fight against corruption, Saakashvili set out to reform the police force and …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
