Ukraine anti-graft activists protest 'gangster-style' state attacks

An activist attends a rally demanding the dismissal of prosecutors whom the activists said were involved in illegal arrest and torturing of employees of the national anti-corruption bureau, in front of the Prosecutor General office in Kiev, Ukraine, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - About 200 people protested outside Ukraine's public prosecutor's office on Wednesday over the "gangster-style" detention of two anti-corruption bureau (NABU) investigators which organisers said showed a lack of political will to eliminate graft.

Demonstrators held "Save NABU" signs and six activists knelt on the ground with black bags on their heads simulating the ordeal of the investigators who organisers say were beaten while held in the basement of the general prosecutor's office for 11 hours on Aug. 12.