Zelenskyy urges Ukrainian MPs to vote to restore anti-corruption agencies' independence

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed Thursday’s upcoming vote on draft laws to restore the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) with representatives of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) and the government.

Source: Zelenskyy’s evening address on 29 July

Quote: "We spoke with Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Denmark, and Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, about my bill that guarantees the proper functioning of the anti-corruption infrastructure and other law enforcement bodies. It is crucial that this law be adopted on Thursday – all our partners support it.

And today we discussed it with representatives of the Verkhovna Rada and government officials – the result must be ensured."

Background:

• The Verkhovna Rada has had several draft laws on the restoration of NABU and SAPO’s independence. Zelenskyy submitted his bill after a large-scale protest began gathering outside the President’s Office.
• On 25 July, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced that the president's draft law to restore the independence of NABU and SAPO would be considered on 31 July.

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