National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

A delegation from the NABU, SAPO, and HACC met with the US Senate Appropriations Committee. Ambassador Brink emphasized the importance of the independence of anti-corruption institutions for the transparency of the use of US assistance.

Naftogaz CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov is being considered as a candidate for the position of Minister for the Unification of Ukrainians. The new ministry will be responsible for the return of Ukrainians from abroad and countering Russian influence.

The NABU Audit Commission decided to check the bureau's activities only from March 2023 to November 2024. For 9 years of NABU's existence, not a single external audit has been conducted, despite the requirements of the law.

NABU has completed the investigation of the case against ex-minister Solsky regarding the seizure of 2,499 hectares of land worth UAH 280 million. the lawyer claims that there is no evidence, and expert examinations refute the version of the investigation.

Starting from December 1, booking those liable for military service is possible only through the Diya portal according to new criteria. Enterprises must meet the salary requirements starting from 20 thousand UAH and confirm their criticality by February 28, 2025.

Arma has announced a competition to manage the Gulliver shopping center with extremely strict selection criteria. Experts believe that such requirements may limit competition and indicate a bias in the competition.

NABU auditors announced that they will conduct a random audit of the bureau - only for the period of the current director.

The NACP will temporarily restrict access to the unified state register of declarations on November 27 from 15:00 to 18:00. The restriction is related to software maintenance of the system.

HACC judge Kateryna Sikora received UAH 505,000 in compensation for the quarantine salary restriction. The NACP suspects the judge of illicit enrichment, and experts point to a dangerous precedent for the budget.

The NABU Audit Commission has approved the criteria and methodology for assessing the bureau's work for the period from March 2023 to November 2024. The audit will cover five key areas of activity, including corruption investigations and international cooperation.

The NABU has launched an inspection of the UAH 17. 7 million apartment where Minister of Agrarian Policy Vitaliy Koval lives. This is the third agriculture minister to be investigated by the anti-corruption bureau.

Two seized CHP plants in Lviv region became unprofitable after being transferred to ARMA management, losing UAH 558 million over 4 years. The NABU will launch an investigation into the actions of the ARMA leadership following the HACC decision.

The SBU and NABU exposed a corruption scheme of two officials of the Logistics Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the procurement of aircraft parts. Through controlled intermediary companies, the state suffered UAH 27.3 million in losses.

NABU's Public Control Council criticizes the lack of criteria and deadlines for an independent audit of the bureau. The PIC will set up a working group to study the mechanism of the audit after the results are made public.

The NACP found signs of false declarations worth more than UAH 3. 4 million in the declaration of the head of the Kharkiv Regional Council. Real estate in France and her husband's business were not declared.

The relevant committee of the Rada recommended to cancel the requirement of a 75% passing score for cognitive testing of HACC judges. Experts believe that this will increase the court's dependence on the NABU and the SAPO.

The ECHR found violations of lawyer Sergienko's rights by NABU detectives during his detention. Ukraine must pay compensation for ill-treatment and improper investigation of the incident.

NABU detective Viktor Yarema spoke about corruption schemes in state-owned enterprises of the National Academy of Sciences with land plots. However, in the case against former Minister Solsky, NABU relies on a dubious Soviet document.

NABU Senior Detective Viktor Yarema expressed doubts about the authenticity of the 1953 document in the case against former Minister Solsky. The document on which the investigation relies is only a copy with handwritten changes and does not have an original in any government agency.

The NABU sent materials to Interpol to put MP Andriy Odarchenko on the international wanted list. The HACC sentenced him in absentia to 8 years in prison for attempting to bribe the leadership of the Ministry of Reconstruction.

A Kharkiv-based human rights group has reported regular violations of the presumption of innocence in high-profile cases by the NABU. The bureau's detectives pass information to activists in almost all investigations.

Oleksandr Kachura promised to transfer ten times the amount of the court fine imposed on Tetyana Chornovol for the purchase of drones. The penalty was imposed because Chornovol lost a defamation lawsuit against Kachura.

Experts identify six main factors that point to the possible dependence of the High Anti-Corruption Court on the NABU and the SAPO. These include common interests, pressure from activists and international donors, and the peculiarities of selecting judges.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has granted ex-Minister Solskyi's lawyers access to documents refuting NABU's allegations. The materials include court decisions confirming that there is no evidence of illegal land transfer.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has canceled the arrest of former MP Kriuchkov, suspected of stealing UAH 1. 5 billion from regional power companies. The decision was made due to an alleged judge's mistake, which caused a new scandal around the HACC.

Yevhen Zakharov, director of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, said that there are systemic violations of the presumption of innocence by the NABU and the SAPO. The HACC ignores the problem and loses its independence by playing along with the anti-corruption agencies.

The leaked FSB documents revealed numerous visits by Ukrainian officials to Russia after 2014. Among them are Smirnov, Kostin, Vaskov.

The Pechersk court found the information disseminated by Shabunin and the AntAC about Gizo Uglava to be unreliable. The former NABU deputy director demands a refutation of the accusations of “leaking” information within 10 days.

The HACC seized the property of Tetiana Krupa, head of the Khmelnytsky MSEC, including $3. 2 million, 142 thousand euros and jewelry. The official was taken into custody with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 500 million.

Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have repeatedly violated the presumption of innocence, as evidenced by numerous cases of public statements that created the impression of guilt of the defendants before the end of the trial. These data are provided in the Shadow Report to Chapter 23 “Justice and Fundamental Rights” of the European Commission's 2023 Report on Ukraine.