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The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office on August 19 reported conducting a special operation to expose a criminal organization, involving the current and former members of parliament and senior officials of the Office of the President. Meanwhile, investigators are handling another high-profile case involving a different official. Police say they will publish full information about the new operation later.
According to the investigation, the criminal organization acted under the leadership of a current and a former member of the Ukrainian parliament, and among the participants were senior Office of the President officials and other individuals. This was reported on the NABU Telegram channel.
"NABU and SAPO are conducting a special operation to expose a criminal organization that acted under the leadership of a current and a former Ukrainian member of parliament, with the participation of senior Office of the President officials and other persons," the National Anti-Corruption Bureau said.
The bureau emphasized that details of the operation will be announced later. At the moment, the agency is not disclosing the names of the suspects, the articles of the Criminal Code under which the participants' actions are being qualified, or the number of people involved in the criminal activity.
A new suspicion is being prepared against the former head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak.
In addition to investigating the criminal organization case, NABU specialists are apparently forming another suspicion against the former head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak. This time it concerns alleged illegal enrichment, not legalization of income within the 'Dynasty' proceedings. Meanwhile, the Appellate Court confirmed the legality of the former official's property seizure — his bank accounts remain restricted, along with a Mercedes-Benz car and residential property.
According to media reports, the key focus in this case is on molecular genetics examinations. Investigators are mainly interested in biological materials and DNA samples found during searches at the residence of businessman Timur Mindich. Although information about the preparation of materials is still fragmentary,
Earlier, Informator reported that the High Anti-Corruption Court allowed MP Hanna Skorocha to travel abroad, despite NABU and SAPO suspecting her of bribery together with an aide and another person. According to the investigation, they offered the entrepreneur, for 250 thousand dollars, to resolve a sanctions issue against a competitor company through officials of the National Security and Defense Council.
We also wrote that NABU uncovered new embezzlements at the State Special Communications and Information Protection Service in drone purchases for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which increased losses from 90 to 254 million hryvnias. Four previously exposed suspects also had their charges updated.
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