Anti-corruption

Following Russia and Belarus, U.S. leaves European anti-corruption body

The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from GRECO, the Council of Europe’s leading anti-corruption organization, the AP reported on Sept. 30.

1 October, 12:41 AM

Former MP Pashynskyi reaches $27 million deal with prosecution

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court approved a plea agreement involving former MP Serhiy Pashynskyi in a case concerning petroleum products seized back in 2014, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) announced on Sept. 24.

24 September, 08:41 PM

Hungary to audit current and former politicians

The Hungarian government will introduce a bill allowing tax authorities to examine politicians’ wealth, including assets held over the past 20 years, PM Peter Magyar announced on Sept. 17, as reported by Daily News Hungary.

18 September, 12:25 AM

Ukraine's top prosecutor Kravchenko denies involvement in scam call center racket

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko denied any involvement in protecting fraudulent scam call centers or laundering their proceeds in a statement on September 6, following a major NABU and SAPO anti-corruption sting code-named Operation Carthage.

7 September, 09:43 AM

Fedorov: Ukraine’s chance for victory slipping away

Ukraine is slowly losing the war and has only a few months to make drastic changes that could turn the tide, former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in an interview with Reuters on Aug. 25.

25 August, 09:36 PM

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies risk becoming 'parallel government'

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies are increasingly becoming participants in political battles rather than merely referees, risking becoming a "parallel government" and political weapon, The Economist reported on Aug. 24.

24 August, 06:36 PM

Zelenskyy sanctions Masha and the Bear creators and Yanukovych ally Ivaniushchenko

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted sanctions against the creators of the Russian animated series Masha and the Bear and former Party of Regions lawmaker Yuriy Ivaniushchenko on Aug. 20.

21 August, 11:57 AM

Cabinet suspends Sense Bank management after NABU disclosures

The Ukrainian government has suspended the supervisory board chair of the state-owned Sense Bank and has sought to suspend the bank’s chief executive, Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said on Aug. 19.

20 August, 02:23 AM

Orban’s foreign minister Szijjarto faces up to 3 years in bribery case

Former Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto is named in an investigation into a possible bribery offense and could face up to three years in prison if convicted, Hungarian news outlet Index reported on Aug. 7.

8 August, 01:25 AM

Zelenskyy’s aides lobbied against NABU charging Stefanishyna, MP says

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and members of his inner circle tried to prevent Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s former ambassador to the United States, from being charged with corruption, opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak told NV Radio on Aug. 6.

6 August, 09:29 PM

National Guard officials suspected of UAH 150M embezzlement scheme – NABU

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau said that eight people were suspected of involvement in the alleged embezzlement of more than UAH 150 million ($3.6 million) from the National Guard on July 21.

21 July, 04:57 PM

Investigation launched after devices found in NABU official's home

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau found technical devices that may have been used for covert information gathering in the apartment of a senior detective unit chief and opened an investigation into possible illegal surveillance on June 19.

19 June, 07:17 PM

Mindich associate Tsukerman also sues Zelenskyy over sanctions

Oleksandr Tsukerman, a businessman involved in the Midas Case corruption scandal, has filed a lawsuit against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for imposing personal sanctions against him on May 15, according to Ukraine’s official judiciary portal.

22 May, 03:39 AM

NABU searches Ukraine’s Supreme Court in corruption probe

Searches are underway at Ukraine’s Supreme Court of Ukraine as part of an ongoing corruption investigation involving current and former judges, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said on May 19.

19 May, 04:30 PM

Zelenskyy not part of NABU and SAPO probe in Dynasty case — Kryvonos

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not part of a pretrial investigation by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, NABU chief Semen Kryvonos said during a briefing attended by NV correspondents on May 12.

12 May, 04:49 PM

Mindich ties could cost Fire Point its defense contracts

Defense contractor Fire Point could be excluded from military procurement after recent reporting suggested fugitive businessman Tymur Mindich owns a stake in the company, Yurii Hudymenko, chair of the Public Anti‑Corruption Council at the Defense Ministry, told NV Radio on May 4.

5 May, 01:39 AM

SBU officials and lawyer notified of suspicion in $110,000 bribery case

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said they notified a regional SBU chief, a subordinate and a lawyer of suspicion over a $110,000 bribery scheme to close a criminal case, according to a Telegram statement on Apr. 29.

29 April, 05:33 PM

Kyiv attack suspect’s father linked to Russian military academy

The father of the man who carried out the attack in Kyiv worked at Russia’s Ryazan Airborne Command School, analysts from Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Action Center said on Apr. 20.

20 April, 05:21 PM

Court upholds Mindich charges

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court refused to dismiss criminal charges against fugitive Ukrainian businessman Tymur Mindich after he failed to appear at the hearing, the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) reported on April 15.

15 April, 10:19 PM

NABU head Kryvonos faces months-long smear campaign, AntAC warns

National Anti‑Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos has been the target of a coordinated smear campaign and could be dismissed, Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) executive director Daria Kaleniuk told NV Radio on March 30.

1 April, 01:39 AM

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