KIEV: Ukrainian MPs on Tuesday voted to lift their own immunity from prosecution, fulfilling a campaign pledge by new President Volodymyr Zelensky who came in on promises to beat corruption. Zelensky, who was a popular comedian before being elected head of state in the spring, commands a parliamentary majority, and the constitutional amendment is the first in a raft of promised reforms. “If a lawmaker hits a person (in a car) or ... commits any other criminal offence, then he must be held accountable,” the 41-year-old leader told MPs before the vote. “I appeal to all deputies now — just do what you have promised the people for many long years.
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