A new law has caused uproar for a reason: it undermines the independence of anti-corruption bodies and is an affront to the people, says journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

A new law has caused uproar for a reason: it undermines the independence of anti-corruption bodies and is an affront to the people, says journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

A brazen law pushed by the president has gutted the country’s anti-corruption bodies, igniting protests and threatening hard-won progress

Editorial: Stripping anti-corruption agencies of their independence was a terrible – and unpopular – move. There are broader lessons for the president in this crisis

The wartime leader's approval earlier this week of a controversial law that weakened the agencies' autonomy had sparked public outcry and sharp criticism from the EU.