Ukraine anti-corruption court law needs amending: IMF chief

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KIEV (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund welcomed on Tuesday the adoption by Ukraine's parliament of a law to create an anti-corruption court, but said lawmakers needed to amend it to guarantee the court's effectiveness.

Following a conversation with President Petro Poroshenko, Lagarde said she was encouraged by parliament's adoption of the law earlier in June.

"We agreed that it is now important for parliament to quickly approve ... the necessary amendments to restore the requirement that the HACC (anti-corruption court) will adjudicate all cases under its jurisdiction," she said in a statement.

(Reporting by Alessandra Prentice; editing by David Stamp)

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