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Ukraine’s European Solidarity parliamentary faction said it will seek the early dissolution of a temporary investigative commission (TIC) created last year to examine alleged corruption in law enforcement agencies, courts, and judicial governance bodies.
The opposition faction said in a statement it has drafted a resolution to terminate the commission’s mandate and will push for a vote at the next plenary session. The group said parliament “should not repeat the mistakes of July 2025” and should instead “protect the independent anti-corruption infrastructure.”
The commission was established in June 2025, with a broad mandate covering multiple institutions involved in policing, prosecutions, and the justice system. Transparency International Ukraine and other civil society groups have referred to it as the “Vlasenko–Buzhanskyi” commission, after lawmakers who have led its work.
European Solidarity said it initially supported the commission’s creation, expecting it to strengthen parliamentary oversight and help expose abuses in the security and justice sectors. Instead, the faction alleged, the TIC has turned into a mechanism for political pressure against Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption institutions, including the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), and has exceeded its legal powers.
The faction accused the commission of scrutinizing bodies such as the High Council of Justice, the High Qualification Commission of Judges and the Public Integrity Council without a parliamentary mandate, and of creating an “expert group” not provided for by law, whose members would not face liability for allegedly misleading conclusions.
European Solidarity also cited public criticism from NABU, SAPO, and the High Anti-Corruption Court, as well as an appeal by a coalition of NGOs calling for the commission’s work to be ended early.
OCCRP has previously reported on repeated political clashes over Ukraine’s anti-corruption architecture, including a July 2025 vote in parliament to curb the independence of NABU and SAPO that drew public backlash, followed by pressure from international partners over key anti-corruption appointments.
More recently, high-profile anti-corruption raids and investigations have highlighted both the reach of NABU andSAPO cases and the political sensitivity of their work within Ukraine’s power structures.
