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Protests in Ukraine against law on anti-corruption agencies
At issue a law that would eliminate the independence of the two institutions responsible for the fight against corruption.
The confusion came last week: Ukrainian deputies a lei what remove a independence of the two institutions responsible for combat to corruption in Ukraine. This decision followed by the detention of a former deputy and several employees of one of these organizations.
Os Protests accumulated. It was perhaps the biggest protests in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country for over three years. In this Wednesday there were new demonstrations.
The president of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the meantime that proposes um new project to ensure the independence of the country’s anti -corruption bodies.
Wrote it at the time that the (first) law signed by the president of Ukraine is “Scandalous.” Describes this anti-corruption “scandal”.
Zelenskyy was defending the proposal: the new anti-corruption structure must be “Clean of Russian influences”.
The criticism had also emerged from outside. As Expresso writes, Zelenskyy eventually raised doubts about the sincerity of Ukraine’s anti-corruption commitments and risked losing western allies; There were even phone calls with governments from Germany, France and the United Kingdom. In addition to risking losing the support of the Ukrainian population.
Is that, internally, the corruption It is seen as the largest threat The country’s development – even more than the invasion of Russia, according to a poll a year ago.
The new law is voted today, Thursday. Replenishes independence from anti-corruption agencies. THE Ukraine will correct This controversial law, assured Foreign Minister to AFP, Andrii Sybiha.
