A bill just tabled in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada would allow parliament to dismiss the heads of independent anti-corruption agencies, whose scope includes investigating corruption by those same politicians. As of around 4 a.m., there are reports, as yet unconfirmed, that the bill is to be withdrawn. If so, it will show that international outrage can still have an impact, but concern would remain that the attempt to bring the agencies under control was made.
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Halya Coynash: New law proposing to give politicians control over anti-corruption agencies withdrawn after protest?
Ukraine's anti-corruption activists call on parliament not to back the amendments to the country's Criminal Code that will allow to terminate any proceedings conducted by the NABU to the benefit of high-profile corrupt officials on May 16 outside of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv.
