No sleep for Ukraine officials as corruption reform deadline looms

Yegor Sobolev, a lawmaker and the head of the Ukrainian parliament's committee on fighting corruption, points to a computer screen showing the online income declaration system during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine, October 17, 2016. Picture taken October 17, 2016. To match story UKRAINE-CRISIS/CORRUPTION REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - As the deadline nears for some 50,000 Ukrainian officials to fill out wealth declaration forms, lawmakers and ministers have vented their frustration at the tedious procedure with a mix of wry jokes and angry outbursts.

The online form, to be filled out by Sunday night for a publicly searchable database, is part of a reform backed by the International Monetary Fund that is designed to prevent officials from amassing wealth through corruption.