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What did Ukraine's 17 July 2020 decisions change?
Summary
A look back at two developments reported on 17 July 2020, one on local government and one on the judiciary.
What was Ukraine weighing as 20 July 2020 began? Two developments from 17 July 2020 framed the picture, one on territorial administration and one on the courts.
On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada cut the number of districts in Ukraine by more than a factor of three.
On the same day, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) notified the head of the Kyiv District Administrative Court (OASK), Pavlo Vovk, and other judges of that court of suspicion of creating a criminal organisation and seizing power.
Both items were part of the news record that preceded 20 July 2020. One concerned how the country's districts were arranged; the other concerned suspicions against judges of a single court and its head.
