Corruption

Clean sweep? Ukraine cans all its bribe-hungry traffic cops.

Ukraine’s blue-uniformed traffic police have a reputation for being nothing short of state-sponsored bribe takers. Across the country’s highways, the officers stand on the side of the highway and wave their white batons to signal random motorists to pull over. From there, drivers say, a shakedown for any number of trumped up or real traffic violations typically results in the motorists emptying their wallets to “resolve” the issue.