Time to declare - Ukrainian anti-corruption reform faces threats

Anti-corruption activists hang underwear during a rally demanding officials register their income declarations in the e-declaration system in front of the Ukrainian parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - The prime minister urged his cabinet colleagues to be brave enough to do it, saying it was like shutting one's eyes before parachuting out of a plane.

But as the deadline for its completion nears, an IMF-backed reform forcing Ukrainian politicians and officials to declare their assets online is facing what some lawmakers and anti-corruption activists say are persistent attempts to sabotage it.