Ukraine's president asks legislature to annul constitutional court decision on anti-corruption laws

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked parliament to annul a Constitutional Court ruling striking down some anti-corruption laws, which campaigners said was a major setback in the fight against graft and to reinstate them. The request, in a presidential draft submitted to parliament early on Friday, is the latest move in the tussle over corruption that Zelenskiy has said could jeopardize international aid. The Constitutional Court this week ruled to abolish some anti-corruption laws, citing as excessive the punishment for false information on officials' asset declarations. It also struck down some powers of the main NAZK anti-graft agency.
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