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While Ukrainians continue to gather for actions and rallies against Law No. 12414, which limits the independence of NABU and SAPO, international organizations have expressed concern and reported possible severe consequences for Ukraine.

At a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on July 22, deputies voted for a draft law, some of whose provisions limit the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) and subordinate their activities to the Prosecutor General. It transforms anti-corruption bodies into institutions dependent on the Prosecutor General. Previously, they were politically independent, and other bodies did not have the right to investigate cases that were assigned to the NABU and SAPO. On this occasion, rallies were held in major cities of Ukraine, the participants of which urged President Volodymyr Zelensky not to sign the document. Interestingly, the initiator of the gathering in the capital was veteran and IT activist Dmytro Koziatynsky. The pickets were supported by residents of Odessa, Lviv, and Dnipro. Meanwhile, in the parliament, a mystical event occurred with the bill, which was supposed to be signed by the president as the next step — first it disappeared from the Verkhovna Rada website, then the bill card that reappeared on the website had the status «returned with the president’s signature.» Later, this information was changed. A few minutes before midnight, the inscription «returned with the president’s signature» was returned. Discussions are underway around the document. However, there are far more dissatisfied people than those who are happy with the hasty adoption of such an initiative. dev.ua collected the opinions of IT professionals and quotes tech entrepreneurs on this subject.