Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies
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The Kyiv Independent on MSN'We all hear what society is saying' — Zelensky vows anti-corruption plan within 2 weeks amid backlash over controversial billUkraine's law enforcement and anti-corruption institutions will present a joint action plan within two weeks aimed at strengthening the justice system, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 23. The statement comes a day after mounting criticism of a new law seen as effectively destroying the independence of two key anti-graft bodies,
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the decision to submit a new draft law on NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) and SAPO (Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office) to the Verkhovna Rada was driven by the need to preserve national unity during wartime.
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