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Ukraine Lawmakers Vote to Curtail Independence of Anti-Corruption Agencies

The legislation transfers case-control powers from independent investigators to the Prosecutor General’s Office, prompting G7 envoys to warn it could undermine Ukraine’s anti-graft reforms.

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Overview

  • On July 22, lawmakers passed a bill granting the Prosecutor General’s Office authority to reassign cases and oversee the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
  • The vote follows a July 21 operation by the Security Service and Prosecutor General’s Office that carried out more than 70 raids without court warrants on NABU offices and personnel.
  • Ruslan Magamedrasulov, a senior NABU detective, and an officer from its closed D-2 division remain in custody on treason charges for allegedly aiding Russian intelligence and facilitating hemp exports to Dagestan.
  • Fugitive former MP Fedir Khrystenko was charged in absentia with high treason and abusing his influence to sway NABU activities on behalf of the FSB.
  • G7 ambassadors and EU diplomats have voiced serious concerns that both the raids and the new oversight legislation threaten the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions.