Strongly challenged, after quickly promulgating the law that puts the anti -corruption on the logs, Zelenski makes a promise to the Ukrainians

The Ukrainian anti -corruption and law enforcement institutions will present “within two weeks” a common action plan meant to strengthen the judicial system, President Volodimir Zelenski on Wednesday.

His statement came one day after the Ukrainian leader promulgated a new law that is considered by many critics and observers as a movement of effective destruction of the independence of the two corruption combating bodies, the National Anticorruption Bureau (NABU) and the specialized Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), notes The Independent.

Thousands of Ukrainians went out on Tuesday, July 22, to protest the draft law, against the background of increasingly strong critics. European leaders also criticized this measure.

Speaking after a high -level meeting with the heads of the main anti -corruption and application bodies in Ukraine, Zelenski said that their leaders agreed to develop coordinated reforms to restore the public confidence and to ensure the responsibility.

“We all hear what society says,” Zelenski said. “We see what people are waiting for the state institutions: guaranteed justice and the efficient functioning of each institution. We discussed the administrative and legislative decisions to strengthen the activity of each institution, to solve the existing contradictions and to eliminate the threats,” said the Ukrainian leader.

The meeting was attended by representatives of Nabu, Sapo, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the National Agency for Corruption (NAZK), the National Investigation Bureau (DBR), the Ministry of Interior and the General Prosecutor's Office.

The high level meeting took place in the context in which opposition parliamentarians and civil society organizations continue to oppose the law promulgated on July 22, which significantly extends the competences of the general prosecutor on Nabu and Sapo, institutions previously designed to function independently of political influence.

In a common statement issued after the meeting, Nabu and Sapo again stressed that the recent legislative changes “significantly undermine their independence”.

“From now on, Nabu and Sapo are deprived of the guarantees that allowed them to effectively fulfill their mandate to combat high -level corruption,” writes in the statement.

The two institutions have emphasized that the restoration of full and independent operation will require “clear and unequivocal legislative measures” to restore the guarantees eliminated by the law adopted by the Parliament.

“The rule of law and compliance with the law remain unchanged values for Nabu and Sapo. We expect the same approach from other law enforcement agencies,” the two institutions said.

Later on Wednesday, Zelenski announced additional plans to present to the Parliament a draft law to “ensure the power of the law enforcement system” and keep “all the norms regarding the independence of the anti -corruption institutions”.

“Everyone has heard what people say these days-on social networks, between them, on the streets. This is not in vain,” Zelenski said, in a similar statement made previously during the day.

“There will be no Russian influence or interference in the activities of the law enforcement agencies and, very important, all the norms regarding the independence of the anti -corruption institutions will be respected,” the Ukrainian leader gave assurances.

The Kyiv Independent, the main English language publication in Kiev, notes that there is no evidence that the new legislation is related to Russian influence.

Katerina Butko, the head of the Automaidan anti -corruption organization, shows that it is unlikely that the new provision of the law, which allows the general prosecutor of Ukraine to reject Nabu files, to affect the potential Russian agents.

The law, quickly adopted by the parliamentarians in Zelenski's party, who hold the majority in the legislative, and promulgated as quickly on the same day, has aroused protests at national level and is expected to be challenged at the Constitutional Court.

Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a parliamentarian from the Holos Opposition Party, said that parliamentarians have begun to gather signatures to start the constitutional review process, which requires signatures of at least 45 deputies.

Zhelezniak claimed that the draft law violates the parliamentary procedures and threatens Ukraine's commitments to the European Union.

Another deputy from the Holos Party, Inna Sovsun, announced that her team has already developed an alternative bill aimed at repealing the new law and restoring the institutional independence of the anti -corruption agencies.

Critics also say that the new legislative framework reclassified Nabu and Sapo as ordinary law enforcement bodies, giving the Attorney General the authority to intervene, to issue procedural orders and to file corruption cases.