The Ukrainian government has curtailed anti-corruption agencies, a consequence of the law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky. This step reduced the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), transferring their powers to the Attorney General. Both agencies were created in 2015 at the request of the EU and the USA to combat high-level corruption.
The opposition believes that this law poses a threat to democracy in Ukraine, as the government tries to concentrate more and more powers in its hands at the expense of anti-corruption agencies. The retreat from democratic principles pushes citizens towards mass protests.
'Zelensky has betrayed the democracy of Ukraine and all those who fight for it,' emphasizes the English-language publication 'The Kyiv Independent.'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law that undermines the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, transferring more powers to the Attorney General. This step has provoked outrage among the opposition, which argues that the government is violating democratic principles and trying to exert control over anti-corruption bodies.