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608 criminal cases have been opened against the police in Ukraine since the beginning of the year.

608 criminal cases have been opened against the police in Ukraine since the beginning of the year.

According to the facts, there have been 608 cases opened against the police for offences they have committed in Ukraine since the beginning of the 2016. This was reported on Espreso.TV by the head of the National Police of Ukraine Khatia Dekanoidze. 

According to her, over 150 police officers have been detained for various offenses in the first half of this year. “Department has opened around 608 criminal proceedings”.

“Just in the first six months we have detained over 150 police officers who behaved in inappropriate manner", - said Dekanoidze. 

The Head of the National police noted that different measures should be applied to defeat corruption among police officers. In particular, in her opinion, it is a question of improving the working conditions in regional police departments.