US EditionZelenskyy Revokes Anti-Corruption Agencies' Autonomy, Fueling Mass Protests
UKRAINE, JUL 23 – The law centralizes control of Ukraine’s top anti-corruption agencies under the prosecutor general, raising concerns it will weaken efforts crucial for EU accession and Western aid, critics say.
- Ukraine's parliament voted to tighten control over its main anti-corruption agencies, NABU and SAPO, with President Zelensky signing the bill in July 2025.
- The legislation follows recent investigations into senior officials close to Zelensky and allegations of Russian influence, sparking concerns about the rollback of longstanding reforms since 2014.
- The bill grants the Prosecutor-General authority to reassign and close corruption investigations, weakening the independence of NABU and SAPO, which were key to Ukraine’s anti-graft efforts.
- Hundreds protested in Kyiv and other cities, with demonstrators saying, “We chose Europe, not autocracy,” as EU officials, including commissioner Marta Kos, expressed serious concern over this step back in rule of law.
- This development risks undermining international trust and conditional EU assistance, casting doubt on Ukraine's commitment to transparency amid ongoing conflict and reform challenges.
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Anti-Zelensky protests break out on streets of Ukraine over new under-the-radar 'anti-corruption bill' · American Wire News
A new law in Ukraine has sparked massive protests as angry demonstrators took to the streets to condemn an anti-corruption bill signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky. “The law, passed under the radar in a late-night signature on Tuesday, was confirmed on the official website of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament,” Daily Mail reported. “It hands sweeping new powers to the Prosecutor General’s Office, allowing it to seize control of high-pr…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi faced criticism after signing a bill in the Ukrainian parliament that stripped anti-corruption agencies of their autonomy.
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Protests erupt as Ukraine reforms anti-corruption agencies
Protests have erupted across Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law that critics say weakens the country’s independent anti-corruption agencies. Demonstrators gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro and other cities on July 22, defying curfews to oppose the legislation. Protesters say the law reverses years of reforms that followed the 2014 Maidan uprising and undermines Ukraine’s wartime unity. The new law gives the Prosecutor General’…
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