Tag: anti-corruption
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Zelensky backs down on anti-corruption institutions bill and reverses course after mass protests
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has backed down on his reforms to bring the anti-corruption agencies of the country under the responsibility of the Attorney-General following mass protests in many cities. The reform was also criticised by the EU and Germany citing Ukraine’s course to EU membership. Yesterday, in the Ukrainian parliament, a new bill was…
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Ukrainians keep protesting against anti-corruption reforms
Thousands of Ukrainians were out in Kyiv and other cities yesterday protesting the government’s reform to bring the anti-corruption institutions under the responsibility of the Attorney-General. A Financial Times investigation is reporting that President Zelensky prefers this shift in order to protect key allies accused of corruption. President Zelensky stated that the reform is needed…
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Ukrainians defy airstrikes to protest against the law dismantling the independence of anti-Corruption institutions
Ukrainians have defied airstrikes in Kyiv as they continued to protest during the night against a bill approved in the Ukrainian parliament that will bring two anti-corruption institutions under the responsibility of the Attorney-General. The entities are the the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). Protesters held slogans…
