Protesters in Ukraine Seek Punishment for Graft in Military

Natsionalnyi Korpus demonstrators hold flags during their rally in Kiev.Photographer: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
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Protesters in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday called for President Petro Poroshenko’s ally and his son to be held to account in an investigationBloomberg Terminal over alleged embezzlement of funds in the military.

The rally in Kiev was organized by a nationalist party, Natsionalnyi Korpus, and attracted about 2,000 people, according to the Unian news agency. Demonstrators tried to break through police cordons near the presidential administration building and three officers were injured in clashes, Kiev police said on Facebook.