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Journalists suspect that the "green light" for this may have been given at Bankova.
Investigative journalists from the project "Slidstvo.Info" warn that at the end of August, Member of Parliament from Batkivshchyna Serhiy Vlasenko registered resolution No.15568 to create a new temporary investigative commission which, if the project gathers the required number of deputies' votes, will revive the notorious Vlasenko-Buzhanskyi commission. Last year it became "notable" for its fight against anti-corruption activists. In his explanatory note, Vlasenko confirmed that the new commission will continue to "investigate" corruption risks within the anti-corruption infrastructure.
Journalists recalled that in the report of the previous commission the evidence of "systemic corruption risks" to anti-corruption bodies included a "familiar style of communication," the participation of agency representatives in events abroad, and the failure of their leaders to attend commission meetings. There were two reports in total; neither was approved.
Investigators also drew attention to the fact that five of the eight members of the renewed commission are deputies from Servant of the People:
Maksym Buzhanskyi;
Oleksandr Tkachenko;
Halyna Tretiakova;
Maksym Dyrdin;
Maksym Pavliuk.
"Such political support makes the initiative truly realistic," the piece says. "Suspicions arise that the 'green light' for another attack on the anti-corruption infrastructure was given from Bankova."
They also note that vague wording in the mandate of the new-old commission could become a tool for attacks on everyone who covers high-level corruption — that is, not only on NABU, SAP, and VAKS, but also on staff of related non-governmental organizations and media.
NABU and SAP have repeatedly stated that they expect renewed pressure, and an attempt to revive the notorious Vlasenko-Buzhanskyi commission could be the first step in that direction. However, bureau director Semen Kryvonos noted that 2025-y was successful for anti-corruption, because the institutions proved their effectiveness and, thanks to Ukrainians, defended their independence. He added that Ukraine needs systemic reforms to strengthen such structures.
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