Great reactions and protests have triggered in Ukraine the bill signed by President Volodimir Zelenski, which according to his critics, weakens the independence of Ukraine corruption bodies.

The new law provides the Attorney General for the control of the National Corruption (NABU) and the specialized prosecution of corruption (SAPO). However, according to critics The bill actually undermines their power.

In his profession, Zelenski said that both services will still “operate” but They must get rid of “Russian influence”.

After the bill has been voted on, Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv for the greater anti -government protest since the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022.

Demonstrations also occurred in the cities of Lviv, Dnipro and Odessa.

“We chose Europe, not the authoritarianism,” wrote a poster held by a demonstrator. “My father didn’t die for it,” another wrote.

Ukrainian Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko, faithful to Zelenski, will now be able to re -outsource corruption to potentially more flexible researchers, even closing them.

In his speech overnight, Zelenski criticized the effectiveness of Ukraine’s corruption infrastructure, saying that cases were “inactive”.

“There is no reasonable explanation for why billions are pending criminal procedures for years,” he said. He added that the Attorney General would secure “the inevitable of punishment” for those who violated the law.

For the critics of the bill, this contradicts the efforts in favor of democracy and against corruption that have lasted over a decade.

On the day before the controversial law was passed, the Ukrainian Security Service and the Attorney General’s office conducted investigations and arrests aimed at alleged Russian spies in NABU. This move has caused concern to the Western allies of Ukraine as the independent Ukrainian anti -corruption system was created after their perseverance and under their supervision 10 years ago.

“The European Union is concerned about Ukraine’s recent actions in its anti -corruption institutions,” European Commission spokesman Guyom Mersie said.

“The EU provides significant financial aid to Ukraine, provided that progress in transparency, judicial reform and democratic governance.”

The fight against corruption is also a key prerequisite for Ukraine’s application for the EU.

The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Martha Mr, criticized the bill by writing on social media that “the abolition of basic security forces that protect NABU’s independence is a serious step back” and pointed out that the two bodies were “essential” for Ukraine’s course.

Dmitro Koulempa, who resigned from Foreign Minister last year, said it was a “bad day for Ukraine” and that the president had a choice – either to stand by the people or not.