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Zelenskyy Backtracks From Curbing Anti-Corruption Bodies After Protests
KYIV, UKRAINE, JUL 25 – The law mandates polygraph tests for National Anti-Corruption Bureau staff with state secret access and shifts agency control to the prosecutor general, backed by 263 MPs, sparking protests.
- The Ukrainian Parliament approved the bill on July 22 and Zelensky signed, granting control of NABU and SAPO to the prosecutor general.
- Since gaining EU candidate status in 2022, Ukraine has tied its anti-corruption drive to integration, as Zelenskyy had promised on Wednesday to propose a new bill that the EU welcomed.
- Protesters also rallied outside the President’s office and in Odesa, Dnipro, Lviv and Sumy, despite nightly Russian attacks, with thousands demonstrating in Kyiv for a second night on July 23, marking the largest post-invasion gatherings.
- At the same time, Zelensky insisted the provisions were needed to 'cleansed from Russian influence', a spokesman for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she had requested 'explanations'.
- As protests continued, Zelensky acknowledged public anger and said he would submit a new bill to parliament, inviting Berlin to join 'the expert review of the bill' as Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested expert scrutiny.
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