“Seven people's deputies elected to the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv supported the bill, which limit the powers of anti -corruption bodies. I believe that they should explain to the society why they voted for,” the Belotserkovets wrote.
He clarified that together with the deputies of the City Council, he prepared an official appeal with two key requirements.
“We and the colleagues-deputies of the Kyiv City Council (separate gratitude for the initiative of Victoria Ptashnik) initiated an appeal to seven people's deputies elected in Kyiv, who supported the corresponding bill with demands: to take all possible measures to cancel the norms of Law No. 4555 and restore the independence of anti-corruption institutions, to publicly explain the motives for our vote for”, He said.
The Belotserkovets called on the parliament to reconsider the accepted changes and return all the necessary powers to the anti -corruption authorities.
“I urge people's deputies at the next meeting to return the authority necessary for effective work to anti -corruption bodies,” he summed up.
The appeal is addressed to people's deputies:
- Maxim Dubiinos (212nd District);
- Artem Dubnova (213rd District);
- Forest of the Bushed (216th District);
- Anna Purtova (221st district);
- Bogdan Yaremenko (215th District);
- Alexander Yurchenko (211st District);
- Maryans Bezugovy (217th District).
“Law No. 4555-IX means the loss of the democratic guideline of Ukraine in the eyes of European partners. The adoption of the law signals the West to the Western authority to follow the pro-European course, maintain democratic values and cooperation with Europe, which is especially absurd against the background of the 11-year struggle of Ukraine with Russian armed aggression, defending its European choice and striving for democratic future. No. 4555-IX can also lead to a significant reduction in financial assistance, which is critical in wartime, we, the deputies of the Kyiv City Council, are representatives of the interests of the territorial society of the city of Kyiv and are comprehensively interested in defending the rights and interests of representatives of the territorial community of the capital of Ukraine, ”the deputies of the city council said.
Context
On July 22, the Verkhovna Rada adopted bill No. 12414, which involves the expansion of the powers of the Prosecutor General, including in relation to criminal proceedings engaged in NABU and SAP. The law on the same day signed Zelensky, the document has already entered into force Under the number 4555-ih.
Anti -corruption bodies warned that the law gives the Prosecutor General of Ukraine access to all NABU cases, he will have the right to give instructions to detectives, will be able to close the investigation at the request of the protection party, etc. In the CAP and NABU, they argue that amendments, “actually destroying independence” of the SAP and NABU, were introduced into the text of the bill at the last moment. Since July 22, in different cities of Ukraine, protests against the law have been held.
On July 23, Zelensky stated in the appeal that they would prepare a new bill to strengthen the independence of anti -corruption bodies. On July 24, the president submitted a document to Rada.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk He said that the presidential bill on the powers of NABU and the SAP, the people's deputies will be considered on July 31.
