Overview

• The new law gives the prosecutor general access to all NABU investigations, authority to issue instructions, archive cases and sign high-level indictments while removing key functions from the SAPO head.
• The law won approval on July 22 and now awaits President Zelenski’s signature following urgent appeals from anti-corruption leaders and EU commissioners.
• Thousands of Ukrainians have protested in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Dnipro to demand a presidential veto and defend agency autonomy.
• EU officials including Commissioner Marta Kos and Andrius Kubilius warn that the measure undermines rule-of-law standards critical for Ukraine’s EU bid.
• President Zelenski convened NABU, SAPO and SBU chiefs to develop a joint reform plan aimed at countering alleged Russian infiltration and shoring up anti-corruption efforts within two weeks.