EU says Ukraine's blocks on anti-graft bodies 'a serious step back'
The EU on Tuesday said Ukrainian lawmakers were responsible for "a serious step back" as they voted to remove the independence of two anti-corruption agencies. Opponents say the new rules neuter the agencies ability to investigate those close to the upper echelons of politics by placing them under the command of a Prosecutor General, directly appointed by the president.
The EU on Tuesday said Ukrainian lawmakers were responsible for "a serious step back" as they voted to remove the independence of two anti-corruption agencies. Opponents say the new rules neuter the agencies ability to investigate those close to the upper echelons of politics by placing them under the command of a Prosecutor General, directly appointed by the president.
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