Ukraine ’s parliament has passed controversial legislation that significantly undermines the autonomy of the country’s two leading anti-corruption institutions - the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office ( SAPO ). Lawmakers voted on July 22 to approve amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, giving sweeping powers to the prosecutor general over investigations traditionally led by NABU and SAPO. Critics of the bill,