Published on 4 Jul 2016
In July 2015 the Ukrainian government started to gradually introduce the brand-new police force in the country's cities.
Now, almost a year since, we are joined by Ukraine's police chief Khatia Dekanoidze to discuss this major reform of the Ukrainian government.
Khatia Dekanoidze: "I can't say that of course that all police officers are fair right now – of course they are not. But we're trying to get rid of the corrupted officers.
I can face this pressure or stress every day, because it's my everyday job. And nobody can't deny that this is a tough job. Of course, it is tough. Because on the one hand we have to fight against criminals, and on the other hand – do some reforms.
There are a lot of signs of sabotage, resistance from the system, especially at the first phase, when we started"
Now, almost a year since, we are joined by Ukraine's police chief Khatia Dekanoidze to discuss this major reform of the Ukrainian government.
Khatia Dekanoidze: "I can't say that of course that all police officers are fair right now – of course they are not. But we're trying to get rid of the corrupted officers.
I can face this pressure or stress every day, because it's my everyday job. And nobody can't deny that this is a tough job. Of course, it is tough. Because on the one hand we have to fight against criminals, and on the other hand – do some reforms.
There are a lot of signs of sabotage, resistance from the system, especially at the first phase, when we started"
