President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 22 signed into law a bill that effectively destroys the independence of Ukraine’s two key anti-corruption institutions, according to opposition lawmakers and watchdogs.
Earlier in the day, the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) approved amendments that grant the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
Among other new powers, the prosecutor general could also close NABU’s investigations at the legal defense’s request.
The protests were still underway when Zelensky signed the bill.
If this source is so “pro-Ukraine”, why are they so critical of Ruslan Kravchenko, the new Prosecutor General? They repeatedly call him a “Zelenski loyalist”, and use his anti-Russian sentiments to make that point. They’re basically trying to say this makes him a bad choice for the job.
That seems more like a “pro-Russian” take, rather than “pro-Ukraine”, don’t you think?