Poll: Ukrainians Do Not Trust Police

[Kathy]

According to sociological research held by Gorshenin's institute of management problem in Kyiv- 51,7% of Ukrainians consider the most corrupted body in Ukraine is the police. Courts take second place at 49,4%, the prosecutor’s office takes third place at 39,9%, and then comes Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at38,5%, the customs office at 36,7%, local self-governments at 35,5% and the Cabinet of Ministers at 31,4%.

19,9% of Ukrainians consider Secretariat of the President the most corrupt office, while 15,4% point to the SBU. 13% of Ukrainians didn’t give any answer.

As for the question about spreading of bribes in Ukraine, 40,1% of respondents answered they are widespread. However, in response to the question “Do you expect the resonance cases and arrests of officials charged in corruption?”, 58,3% of Ukrainians answered that they don’t. 13,4% of respondents expect this, and 28,3% didn’t answer the question.

The investigation was held on February 12 - 25 in 143 towns. 2012 respondents over 18 were questioned, the margin of error is 2,4%.



Remember, Yushchenko had started a massive clean up of police corruption (starting with traffic police), which was widely resisted. With the political stalemate, this is, unfortunately, not the most pressing political issue in Ukraine today.

[stepanstas]

Well, unfortunatly much of this is true. You can't expect people to trust the officials if they probably cant trust themselves.

I haven't been in Ukraine for a while now, but i known personally of the corruption that goes on.

I'll give you an example. My grandmother passed away maybe 6 years ago (can't remember for sure). We own a house in Ukraine and currently my grandgrand mother lives there. She is very old. For a large portion of those 6 years, my mom has been trying to get the house under her name.

She had done this herself in Ukraine and also has a friend doing it while she is in America. So far over $2,000 dollars have been spent, and so far, we got practically nowhere. They still want money. Of course when my grandgrand mother does pass away, i believe the house (which is huge and worth a lot of money) may become the government's property.

And in a case like this, who can you turn to, when you feel that they are all going to rip you off the same way?

P.S. - Kathy, i though this was a Poll because of the topic name

[Kathy]

Does your mother still have a Ukrainian passport? If she does, can't she have your great grandmother stamp it to allow your mother to live in the house? If that happens, I assume your mother can privatize the house later.

[stepanstas]

We recently became citizens, but that still would not have helped.

All they want is money. And when they see it, they want more. I should not take this long to do such a simple thing.

[Kathy]

I don't know if this is still the case in Ukraine - perhaps one of the Ukrainian posters can confirm this. However previously, a person who had legal rights to a home would take his/her passport and have it stamped, stating their child/grandchild/in-law, etc., had the legal right to live there. If that person died, the child/grandchild/in-law etc. had the right to remain in the house. I don't know if that has changed with houses that aren't privatized, but I assume it has not. However, I also assume to do this, your mother (and you) need Ukrainian passports.

[stepanstas]

Yea. I wanted to stay a Ukrainian citizen, but our time has come.

We still have the passports, but since we now have American ones, those a pointless.

[V-G]

Get a lawyer. A good lawyer in Ukraine can make things happen and you can get your house.