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Ukrainian deputies adopted a law on Tuesday that liquidates the independence of the. Moreover, two institutions responsible for the fight against anti -corruption in the country at war. Similarly, This follows the highly criticized arrest of an official working in one of these structures.
Corruption has been an endemic evil in Ukraine for many years. However, but the country had made progress in the fight against this scourge by creating in particular an investigation body, the Nabu, and a dedicated prosecutor’s office, the SAP, specializing in these cases.
Despite the criticisms of activists. However, NGOs, the Parliament voted on Tuesday at 263 votes for, 13 against and 13 abstentions, to subordinate the activities of these two structures to the Attorney General, himself subordinate to the President. Furthermore, A measure which in fact removes their independence. Consequently, The bill must now be signed deputies abolish independence anti -corruption by President Volodymyr Zelensky to enter into force.
“Today is a day of shame for the Ukrainian Parliament. The authorities have introduced amendments to the law aimed at destroying the body to combat corruption. ” said independent deputy Oleksii Gontcharenko on Telegram, saying to see a “step towards an authoritarian regime”.
“We did not vote for this masquerade. I am ashamed. I am ashamed for people in this room,” abounded another deputy, Iaroslav Jelezniak of the Liberal Holos party.
“Destroyed” anti -corruption infrastructure – Deputies abolish independence anti -corruption
“Today. with the votes of 263 deputies, the anti -corruption infrastructure was destroyed,” regretted at a press conference the director of the Nabu, Semion Kryvonos, warning that the law will give birth to “untouchable people” in Ukraine.
The text “effectively destroys the independence of these two institutions vis-à-vis any political influence. pressure on our investigations,” abounded the chief of the SAP, Oleksandre Klymenko.
According to the Roman deputies abolish independence anti -corruption deputy Lozinsky. this text grants the Attorney General the power to manage the SAP, to give “compulsory written instructions” to the NABU and to have access to the details of any case and to delegate them to the prosecutor of his choice or to other agencies.
Anastassia Radina. at the head of the anti -corruption committee of the Parliament, denounced to AFP a text which “goes against (…) our obligations within the framework of the process of integration into the EU”.
EU “concerned”
A few hours before the vote. the European Union said, through the voice of its spokesperson Guillaume Mercier, “concerned”, stressing that these two bodies were “essential to the reform program” that Ukraine undertook to lead to be able to join the EU.
On Monday. the Ukrainian Security Services (SBU) announced the arrest of an official of the Nabu suspected of espionage for the benefit of Moscow, deputies abolish independence anti -corruption and searched the premises of the organization which rejects these accusations.
Systematic pressure
This arrest was notably denounced by the Ukrainian branch of the NGO Anticorruption Transparency International. according to which these searches are illegal and “aim to obtain information by force and to influence the surveys carried out on senior officials”.
It reported in a press release of “systematic pressure” of the authorities against anti -corruption structures in Ukraine. Before Tuesday’s vote. Ukrainian activists had already worried recent legal proceedings targeting Vitalï Chabounine, director of one of the main NGOs to fight corruption.
According to Ukrainian media. these measures are involved while the Nabu and the SAP were preparing to charge the former Minister of the National Unit Oleksiï Chernychov and while the two bodies were investigating the former Minister of Justice Olga Stefanichina.
This article was published automatically. Sources: ATS / AFP
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