For the third day in a row, rallies against the law on NABU and SAPO are continuing in many cities of Ukraine

On Thursday, July 24, citizens in many cities of Ukraine took to rallies against the bill No. 12414, which effectively abolishes the independence of anti-corruption bodies.

In the capital, people, like on July 22 and 23, took to the square near the Ivan Franko Theater. The action was scheduled for 8:00 p.m., but activists began gathering earlier.

Also in Uzhhorod, many people took to the streets to protest.

Meanwhile, in Lviv, a protest is taking place near the monument to Taras Shevchenko. Participants chant: “No to the usurpation of NABU!”

At 8 p.m., residents of Ivano-Frankivsk gathered in the square near the city hall. The rally participants called on the authorities to repeal the law and preserve the independence of the country’s key anti-corruption institutions.

The main slogans of the Zaporizhzhia rally were: “Hands off NABU”, “Abolish”, “NO to dictatorship”, “President, hear the people!”. In total, the rally was attended by more than several hundred people.

As a reminder, on July 22, the Verkhovna Rada voted for a bill that significantly limits the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) , effectively subordinating their activities to the Prosecutor General, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed it.

It is worth noting that society negatively perceived the actual destruction of anti-corruption bodies. On July 22 and 23, hundreds of people in many cities of Ukraine took to rallies against Law No. 12414 .

It was important to emphasize that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Rada a bill on the restoration of the independence of the NABU and the SAPO .

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