Reformist jurist removed from the bench
Ukraine Jurist, Vasyl Onopenko, has retired from Ukraine's Supreme Court, hsi appointment not renewed. report Kyiv Post Onopenko was a modern jurist who understood the inner workings and faults of Ukraine's judicial system. He also understood how it should work. he was also a member of Parliament elected as part of Yulia Tymsohenko's bloc but he stresses that on being appointed to the Supreme Court he would not not be partisan ion his judgements. Last year Onopenko had reported that he and his family had been the subject of a number of threats which he took seriously. In June 2007, at the height of controversial legal challenges facing Ukraine arising from Victor Yushchenko's dismissal of Ukraine's previous parliament, Onopenko gave an interview reported by Zerkalo nedeli (24 (653) 23 — 29 June 2007) This interview highlights a number of flaws in the Judicial process and in particular the level of political interference in Ukraine. The interview was in response ...