Posted on 07/31/2025 5:35:59 AM PDT by BeauBo
In the first livestreamed vote since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, 331 lawmakers approved the bill in two back-to-back readings, with none voting against it.
The law reverses legislation passed last week that effectively destroyed the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor (SAPO), two agencies founded as part of the post-EuroMaidan anti-graft reforms...
...The initial controversial bill, quickly pushed through by Zelensky's lawmakers and signed by the president on July 22, sparked mass demonstrations across the country and backlash from Ukraine's international partners...
...Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), a watchdog, supported Zelensky's initiative, saying it would "restore the principles previously dismantled by the Verkhovna Rada."
(Excerpt) Read more at kyivindependent.com ...
Z, the last letter in corruptionz.
Protests in Ukraine result in government restoring anti-corruption independence, proving Z is a dictator. /s
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