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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian activists called for more protests Wednesday against a law they say weakens the country's anti-corruption watchdogs, following the first major demonstration against the country's government in more than three years of war. The legislation has also drawn rebukes from European Union officials and international rights groups.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, under pressure as the change threatened to endanger his public support at a critical time in the war, convened the heads of Ukraine's key anti-corruption and security agencies Wednesday morning in a response to the outcry against his decision to approve the new law that was passed by Parliament.
"We all hear what society says," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram after the meeting. But he insisted the new legal framework was needed to crack down harder on corruption.
"Criminal cases should not drag on for years without verdicts, and those working against Ukraine must not feel comfortable or immune from punishment," the Ukrainian leader said.
He said all government agencies agreed to work constructively and respond to public expectations for fairness and effectiveness. A detailed joint action plan is expected within two weeks, aimed at addressing institutional weaknesses, removing legal hurdles, and ensuring justice across the board, he said.
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Zelenskyy faces backlash as Ukrainians protest new anti-corruption law
Ukrainian activists are calling for more protests of a law they say weakens the country’s anti-corruption bodies.apnews.com
Very worrying.
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Claims Russian 'blood oil' fuelling motorists as tanker nears WA
A tanker due to dock this week in Kwinana, near Perth, is laden with banned Russian oil, say Ukrainian and Australian campaigners calling on the Albanese government to intervene.www.abc.net.au
Be a shame if it was torpedoed by an anonymous sub laying offshore...
Very true or as Denniss suggested, turn it into an artificial reef as it heads back out to sea.I would rather a major smoking accident so that there is far less pollution of our waters and the cargo is not recoverable.
Be a shame if it was torpedoed by an anonymous sub laying offshore...
Confiscate the oil, sell and then use the funds to aid UkraineI would rather a major smoking accident so that there is far less pollution of our waters and the cargo is not recoverable.