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Georgiy Birkadze — former head of Brovary District State Administration (2020–2021), whom media for years called the “adviser to the Office of the President.” Journalists wrote that he did not hold an official position in the OP, and he himself denied that he worked there unofficially.
22 May 2024 SAP conducted searches of a NABU detective and of Birkadze. Proceedings were opened under Article 364 and 387 of the Criminal Code regarding possible offenses by Bureau employees — following a whistleblower’s internal memorandum. Within two days, the first deputy director of NABU Gizo Uglava was suspended, and 3 September he was fired — for pressuring the whistleblower. Uglava denies culpability and is challenging the dismissal in court.
What Kyiv Independent sources claim: in 2021-2023 Birkadze corresponded with NABU interlocutors, photographed messages and forwarded them to the defendant in the “Great Construction” case. The messages were found in the phone cache of the person whose phone was seized by investigators. In the correspondence of the then deputy head of the OP Kirilo Tymoshenka, the person called himself the “boss” of Birkadze.
Bihus.Info version: Birkadze himself “packaged” information and could write messages allegedly on behalf of a high-ranking NABU official, “selling” them to the person who received the materials. Journalist from Our Money Yurii Butusov emphasized: there are no direct proofs that the author of the messages was Uglava. “Glavkom” confirmed to Birkadze that he shared with this person correspondence from his sources in law enforcement agencies.
The tender for the first stage of the National Military Memorial Cemetery — 1,75 billion UAH — was won by the Building UA consortium. It was registered the day after the tender was announced. Journalists traced a connection between one of the participants and the former director of Birkadze’s company. Consortium members deny any involvement. The memorial director admitted that Birkadze consulted on the project, but, according to him, he is no longer participating. In October 2026 the consortium received another 879 million UAH without a tender.
Birkadze called the case a “show”: “I think I’m right. I will go to court. First — they had no right to publish my correspondence with anyone.” He denies any unlawful action.
Now Birkadze writes columns and comments on politics. We did not find public data about the notification of suspicion against him. In May 2025 SAP refused to disclose the case file about the leaks. After a year — not a single suspicion.
Society still has not received answers: who leaked and why to reveal the anti-corruption bureau’s investigation?
We await answers from SAP, NABU, OP, and Birkadze himself. We will give a voice to everyone.
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