Anne Bailey: How did you first get interested in this story about police reform in Ukraine? And where specifically were you in Ukraine?
Misha Friedman: The story was shot exclusively in Kiev. In December, President Poroshenko appointed a new deputy interior minister, Eka Zguladze, a native of Georgia. She successfully reformed the police there and was tasked to do the same in Ukraine. I lived in Georgia when that reform was taking place and I knew that this was going to be critical for Ukraine.
AB: Why do police forces in Ukraine need to be “reformed” in the first place? What’s going on? – READ MORE