US EditionHow Effective Were Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Agencies Targeted by Zelensky, and Who Were They Investigating?
- On July 22, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada passed Bill 12414, placing NABU and SAPO under the Prosecutor General's control, sparking protests and international concern.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky cited concerns over Russian influence, sparking protests in Kyiv and prompting EU officials to threaten aid reviews.
- Hundreds of protesters in Kyiv on July 22, denounced the bill as a `blatant abuse of power`, one protester said, according to Ukraine’s OZON monitoring group.
- G7 ambassadors in Kyiv expressed `deep concern`, while the US State Department warned that `institutional independence is non-negotiable`.
- The Verkhovna Rada's July 31 vote will test Zelensky's reformist credentials and the country's anti-corruption trajectory.
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EU Pressure Forces Reversal on Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Law, Raising Sovereignty Concerns
Last week Ukraine’s fast-tracked bill that would have put independent anti-corruption agencies under the purview of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, an appointee by President Zelenskyy, sparked both domestic and international outrage. Ukraine has two anti-corruption agencies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). Both of these agencies are tasked with investigating hig…
Ukraine's Anti-Graft Agency Bracing For New ‘Attacks’ As Autonomy Vote Looms
In an interview with RFE/RL, the head of one of the anti-corruption agencies at the heart of an uproar that has shaken Ukraine urged the swift passage of a bill to restore their autonomy and said he is bracing for further pressure from opponents of efforts to fight graft.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, had a telephone discussion with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski on Sunday, after which she stated that Ukraine "has achieved a lot on its European road". She added that the country "needs to build these strong principles and maintain the independence of anti-corruption organisms, which are fundamental to the rule of law," reports the EEF agency, quoted by Agerpres.
The Ukrainian president had provoked an outcry after having promulgated a law abolishing the independence of the anti-corruption agencies Emmanuel Macron and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky "
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, commissioned Ukraine's leader, Volodimir Zelenski, to maintain the independence of anti-corruption organisms, following the opposition from Kiev's initiative to limit their powers, reports AFP.
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