Rallies are held in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Lviv against the law depriving NABU and SAPO of their independence
On Tuesday evening, July 22, rallies were held in a number of Ukrainian cities against the law that deprives the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of their independence. This was reported by Radio Liberty and Interfax-Ukraine.
According to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, as of 20:30, about 1,200 people have gathered on Ivan Franko Square near the Ivan Franko National Theater in Kyiv, and people continue to actively approach.
The protesters are holding placards with inscriptions: "And here we are again", "Enough with the lawlessness", "12414 is a shame!", "You will hear us", "Yanukovych ended badly", "I do not want to join the customs union".
They chant slogans: "Veto the law", "No to corruption in government", "Shame", "Hands off NABU" and "Return to Europe".
"Veto the law," people chant on Ivan Franko Square in Kyiv. People came to the rally after the Rada voted to eliminate the independence of NABU and SAPO. The rally was organized by Dmytro Kozyatynskyi, a veteran of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion pic.twitter.com/UcBWYkHVcB
- Slidstvo (@Slidstvo_info) July 22, 2025
In Kyiv, people rally against the bill that eliminates the independence of NABU and SAPO.
- hromadske (@HromadskeUA) July 22, 2025
People gather on the square near the Ivan Franko Theater
Video: Denys Bulavin/ hromadske pic.twitter.com/xswTH9qlZK
???????????? A rally against the draft law that effectively eliminates the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies – NABU and SAPO – continues in Kyiv.
- Hromadske Radio (@HromadskeRadio) July 22, 2025
People gathered on Ivan Franko Square in Kyiv, which is located near the Office of the President of Ukraine.
The protesters chanted slogans... pic.twitter.com/xY97Zlicyx
Radio Liberty reports that the rally is also taking place in Dnipro. About 50 people gathered in the center of the city to protest, in particular, with a call to veto Law No. 12414 on NABU and SAPO.
channel 5 reported that Lviv has joined the protest. Local publics are posting photos and videos of the rally taking place near the monument to Taras Shevchenko on Svobody Avenue.
Meanwhile, the website of the Verkhovna Rada no longer displays Law 12414, which effectively deprives the NABU and the SAPO of their independence. It states that "the resource you are looking for may have been deleted, its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.".
The section of the VRU website containing the adopted laws is also unavailable. The message refers to technical work.
- On July 22, the Rada supported the law No. 12414, the amendments to which abolish the independence of the NABU and the SAPO. The decision was supported by 263 MPs. On the same day, Stefanchuk signed the law, and the document was submitted to the President for signature.
- Later, a roll call vote was posted on the VRU website.
- NABU head Kryvonos urged the President not to sign the law.
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