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Ukraine parliament votes to strip lawmakers of immunity from prosecution
Ukraines President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy applauds as he walks to take the oath of office ahead of his inauguration ceremony in the parliament hall in Kiev May 20, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

KIEV, Sept 3 —Ukrainian lawmakers voted to strip themselves of immunity from prosecution today, moving to help push through a signature election promise by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to root out corruption in politics.

Previously, lawmakers could only be stripped of immunity by a parliamentary vote on each individual case. Critics have said removing lawmakers’ protection leaves them vulnerable to targeted prosecutions by those in power.— Reuters

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