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Without this, NABU detectives cannot investigate likely payments to MPs for votes in the Parliament.
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine ordered the acting Attorney General Anton Kovalsky to enter into the Unified Register of pre-trial investigations information about a possible crime of the head of the Servant of the People faction, Davyd Aarakhamiya. Earlier Kovalsky refused to register a report that Aarakhamiya may have been distributing “envelopes” to deputies for votes, and sent it to NABU. Investigating judge Markiyan Halabala granted the appeal against this inaction, the Anti-Corruption Centre reports.
The Anti-Corruption Centre (NABU) filed the statement on 19 in October. In response Kovalsky claimed that these circumstances are allegedly already being investigated by NABU. The same position was held by former Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko.
Only the attorney general or the acting head may enter information about a possible crime committed by a member of parliament into this register. NABU confirmed this as well: without such a registration, the Bureau cannot investigate Aarakhamiya's case.
Regarding charges against five current MPs in the “envelopes” case, NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced them in December 27 2025 of the year. According to the investigation, they belonged to an organized group that provided money to legislators for the “necessary” votes. Among the suspects is Yurii Kisiel, deputy head of the Servant of the People faction.
According to the court findings referred to in the VAKS rulings, this group was led by a deputy from the Servant of the People faction.
Details on how the “envelopes” scheme for deputies operated and what is known about Kisiel and Tymoshenko’s cases are described in ZN.UA article “Money for Votes. What is happening in NABU cases against Kisiel and Tymoshenko” by Ina Vedernykova, editor of the domestic politics section.
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