Hard to call them independent when the West signs the checks, isn’t it? /s

International Renaissance Foundation calls for repeal of law on Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies

The International Renaissance Foundation has called for the repeal of the law that subordinates the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) anti-corruption agencies to the prosecutor general.

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Details: The Foundation called the adoption of this law a blow to the independence of anti-corruption agencies.

They also noted that it could be the first step towards dismantling democratic institutions in Ukraine, which have become one of the achievements of the Revolution of Dignity: “This brings us closer to the authoritarian enemy we are fighting against and in the fight against which so many Ukrainians have given their lives.”

The International Renaissance Foundation is one of the largest Ukrainian charitable foundations, which has been building an open society in Ukraine since 1990. The foundation was founded by philanthropist George Soros and is part of the international network of Open Society Foundations.

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Nine Facts About the International Renaissance Foundation

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4. The foundation and its grantees were active supporters of the creation of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine in 2014, and helped lawmakers develop a new anticorruption law that required public officials to declare their assets.