UPDATE: Zelensky signs law destroying independence of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies
kyivindependent.com
President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the law on July 22 despite large-scale protests against the law, which critics say undermines years of pro-democracy reforms.

The Ukrainian parliament on July 22 approved amendments that effectively destroy the independence of Ukraine’s two key anti-corruption institutions, according to opposition lawmakers and watchdogs.

The legislation grants 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).

The step comes as Ukrainian authorities ramp up pressure against the two agencies established as part of the anti-graft reforms after the EuroMaidan Revolution.

  • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The US has been an oligarchy for a long time. It was only briefly interrupted by short periods of democracy.

    Heck, many EU states are still monarchies, with a representative system slapped on top. As long as there is something like a “royal family” whose privileged status is inherited, the country shouldn’t be considered a democracy. Equality in the face of the law is a core principal of democracy and any formal royal family is a clear violation of that.