President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law the bill reinstating previously revoked guarantees of independence for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) less than two hours after it passed in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).
Worth noting that he also signed into law the earlier revocation of the independence of those anti-corruption watch dogs.
It’s good that he’s reversed course on this. But concerning that he was willing to sign the first bill. Perhaps it’s just a sign of the strain he’s under, I don’t know.
well they had a spy in there. he may have overreacted, but spies are troublesome in that part of government. it’s probably not the last we heard about it.
So what was that about? Is there risk of Russian influence on the anti corruption organization ?
Just politicians wanting to control corruption watchdogs, so they can be corrupt.
He has reversed that.
It’s tricky because it could be both things. Russia excels at subverting well-intentioned rules.
Worth noting that he also signed into law the earlier revocation of the independence of those anti-corruption watch dogs.
It’s good that he’s reversed course on this. But concerning that he was willing to sign the first bill. Perhaps it’s just a sign of the strain he’s under, I don’t know.
Its like watching Survivor, who do you trust? Who is lying or who is telling the truth. Feel for em
well they had a spy in there. he may have overreacted, but spies are troublesome in that part of government. it’s probably not the last we heard about it.