On August 2nd, local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presided over a special anti-corruption meeting, where he listened to reports from the head of the National Anti-Corruption Service in Ukraine, Kryvonos, and the head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office in Ukraine, Klimenko.
The meeting revealed that the anti-corruption department in Ukraine had recently cracked a major corruption case involving the Ukrainian Parliament, local governments, and the military system. According to a report from the Ukrainian President’s Office,
the involved individuals included a current member of parliament, several local government executives, and officers of the Ukrainian National Guard. The case primarily involved fraudulent activities in the procurement of electronic warfare equipment (REB) and FPV drones.
This was the first major case announced by the anti-corruption department in Ukraine following the adoption of the new “Independent Operation of Anti-Corruption Institutions Law” on July 31st by the Ukrainian Parliament.
Previously, on July 22nd, Zelensky approved a law aimed at stripping the independence of the anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine. This move to weaken these institutions sparked protests across the country for two consecutive days. Under pressure from various parties, Zelensky subsequently proposed a legal amendment aimed at safeguarding the independence of the anti-corruption institutions and ultimately facilitated the Ukrainian Parliament to complete its deliberation process within a week. (Reporter: Wang Jinyan)