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Zelenskyy Revokes Anti-Corruption Agencies' Autonomy, Fueling Mass Protests
UKRAINE, JUL 24 – The law centralizes control over Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies, sparking the largest protests since 2022 and raising concerns about EU accession and democratic backsliding, EU officials said.
- Tuesday saw the Rada pass amendments that remove NABU and SAPO independence, placing them under the prosecutor general, critics say, undermining anti-corruption efforts.
- The measure was rushed through parliament earlier that day, with the bill added as a last-minute amendment to a missing persons law, seen as consolidating power within Zelenskyy’s wartime cabinet.
- Amid martial law, crowds in Kyiv and across Ukraine protest the bill, urging Zelenskyy to veto it and marking the first major anti-government rally in over three years of war.
- The European Commission said it was concerned, `warned that the law could hinder Ukraine’s EU prospects,` and emphasized that anti-corruption agencies are `essential for Ukraine’s EU path.`
- He emphasized that fighting corruption is vital for Ukraine’s EU bid and access to Western aid, Zelenskyy said, highlighting the importance of reforms for European integration.
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