Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies

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Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies

New law sparks concern among Western allies as critics say move undermines the authority of the watchdogs.

www.bbc.com

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests in several cities and drawing international criticism.

The new law grants the prosecutor general control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (Sap), and critics say it undermines their authority.

In an address on Wednesday, Zelensky said both agencies would still "work" but needed to be cleared of "Russian influence".

After the bill passed, hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv for the biggest anti-government protest since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

 

[mattfivefour]

I'm surprised he has not tried to stop the anti-corruption people sooner.

 

[Hol]

I haven’t tried to verify, but aside from luxurious cars in Europe tourist areas with license plates from the Ukraine, it’s been stated that Zelenskyy purchased a bank somewhere in south west Europe.

 

[TCC]

I haven’t tried to verify, but aside from luxurious cars in Europe tourist areas with license plates from the Ukraine, it’s been stated that Zelenskyy purchased a bank somewhere in south west Europe.

This would come as no surprise. Monies sent overseas from the House Congress are not tracked. No accountability. A perfect money laundering scheme voted in by the the American Republic. This is not an indictment on the process. It is on what Congress allowed to happen, then us, for letting it go on so long...outsourcing our responsibilities some what I believe has been one of the unfortunate social features that creep into an age like ours in the free West. Blessings.