MrFlibble Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 This didn't seem kind of serious enough for the PRP board, so I'm posting it here:(Reuters) - Welcoming the local authorities' move to the dark side, Darth Vader has asked for a land plot in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa to park his space ship.An Odessite dressed as the Star Wars villain visited the mayor's office this week to claim a free land plot citing Ukrainian legislation which grants every citizen the right to own 1,000 square metres of land.Darth Vader claims land plot in UkraineDarth Vader comes to ask for land in Ukraine's OdessaDarth Vader comes to Odessa town hall to claim a free land plot (in Russian, with more photos)This action came as an answer to the city authorities' recent decision to grant lucrative plots of land to several people who presumably have personal ties to the mayor of Odessa and/or his administration officials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Now that is thinking outside of the box to fight corruption. Something to get attention, and get people (locals) talking about the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Yep, at least the local officials have admitted they've "made a mistake" (they don't seem to be hurrying to fix it though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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