KYIV – A last-minute change to a bill for creating a separate court to prosecute corrupt officials will temporarily bypass the judiciary body during appeals in cases that a newly formed graft-fighting investigative bureau sends to courts. 

Forming the High Anti-Corruption Court is a precondition to further unlocking a vital $17.5 assistance package from the International Monetary Fund. High-level Ukrainian officials said it is compliant with the Washington-based lender’s demands and that $2 billion in renewed funding would be available by autumn after the bill was passed on June 7.