[ANTICORRUPTION PROTESTS] Statement of Narodovladdâ: ‘One obstacle removed, MANY remain’

[Edited machine translation] This week, after the criminal law 12414 on the work of NABU and SAPO was rolled back, various “popular bloggers” and “public opinion leaders” hypocritically brainwashed people with two false claims:

1. That some kind of “restoration of the independence of anti-corruption institutions” had taken place, rather than simply the removal of one of the MANY obstacles to their development into something truly normal.

As if they were independent and honest before 12414, and not deeply flawed “lame” institutions headed by corrupt officials, as they really are.

2. That it was not Zelensky and his “servants” [reference to presidential party Servant of the Pople] who were primarily responsible for the whole disgraceful circus surrounding Law 12414, but rather the small, secondary factions in the Verkhovna Rada who added their votes to the bill. For several days, “popular bloggers” cursed anyone and everyone, just so as not to mention that without the largest faction in Parliament — the faction of “servants” — this law would never have passed, and that it was Zelensky who urgently signed it instead of vetoing it. And he didn't just sign it, he publicly campaigned for it together with his puppet Prime Minister [Yulia] Svyrydenko, who is now telling everyone how wonderful the “presidential law” is, which “rolled back” 12414.

But yesterday, the icing on the cake of this parade of lies and hypocrisy appeared.

Zelensky posted on social media about how the director of NABU, the corrupt Kryvonos, who should have been in prison for his corruption crimes while serving as head of the State Inspectorate of Architecture and Urban Planning of Ukraine (DIAM), reports to him personally on how "one of the people's deputies of Ukraine was exposed for bribery, as well as heads of district and city administrations.“ At the same time, Zelensky adds that ”anti-corruption institutions work independently, and the law passed on Thursday guarantees them all the opportunities to really fight corruption." https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3967947030122310&id=100007211555008

What is missing from Zelensky's posts?

There is no mention that the deputy [Oleksii] Kuznetsov) is a scumbag from the “servants” whom Zelensky himself put in the Verkhovna Rada!

There is also no mention of the fact that the “head of the district administration” (Serhiy Gaidai) is also a protégé of Zelensky, who long ago disgraced himself as head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration, but who, instead of sitting in prison, “for some reason” received new positions of responsibility.

So, despite all its many shortcomings, at least the NABU used to report such arrests and suspicions, and people had the opportunity to learn the truth about corrupt officials and form their own opinions. Now, however, after the so-called “restoration of the independence of anti-corruption bodies,” we will see circus performances like this, where Zelensky personally announces it and the information space is shaped in such a way that not only is he not to blame for the fact that such scum hold the highest government positions, but he also supposedly contributed to their exposure.

At the same time, it is obvious that if the NABU and SAPO now have such a “filter” as a “report to the President's office,” then it is even more questionable than before to what extent these institutions will be manually instructed on who “can” be investigated and who “cannot” be investigated, and whether it is “permitted” to publicly inform the public about the results of these investigations without the “green light” from the Zelensky-Yermak duo.

That is why the party of working people, Narodovladdia, has repeated once again over the past two weeks: THE CANCELLATION OF 12414 IS NOT ENOUGH! We must ensure the genuine independence and integrity of anti-corruption bodies! And all those who pushed through this criminal bill must be held accountable! https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1227155799447975&id=100064606992196

Finally, we draw the attention of the Ukrainian people to those who are spreading the falsehoods outlined above about “restoring the independence of anti-corruption bodies” and concealing the responsibility of Zelensky and his “servants” for this disgrace before the whole world. Remember that they work for the oligarchy. Some do so consciously, while others are its “useful idiots,” but the larger the audience such a person has, the more likely it is that the former is true rather than the latter. Please be vigilant and do not allow yourselves to be misled. Together, we are strong.

P.S. In this context, we recommend that anyone who knows little about the corruption of the current director of NABU, Kryvonos, in his position as head of the State Inspection of Architecture and Urban Planning of Ukraine, take a close look at the investigation into him from before he was pushed into the DIAM in 2016, when he first tried to get into NABU.

It was then made public by a well-known team of investigative journalists from Slidstvo.Info and led to Kryvonos' withdrawal from the race for the position.

And now various “popular bloggers” and “public opinion leaders” are telling you fairy tales about how NABU has “restored its independence,” despite the fact that with SUCH a person at its head, it cannot, IN PRINCIPLE, be truly independent and honest.