Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) hearing on the pre-trial detention of Yulia Tymoshenko has been adjourned until January 20. The judge decided to hold it in camera, which caused outrage among Tymoshenko's lawyers and herself.
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine will hold another hearing in the case of the leader of the "Batkivshchyna" party, Yulia Tymoshenko. She is suspected of offering undue benefits to people's deputies.
The High Anti-Corruption Court set bail for Yulia Tymoshenko at UAH 33. 28 million. She is suspected of offering an improper benefit to MPs.
The leader of the Batkivshchyna faction in the Verkhovna Rada called the investigative actions and the trial against her "political assassination. "
The High Anti-Corruption Court set bail for Yulia Tymoshenko at UAH 33. 28 million, while the prosecution requested UAH 50 million. She is suspected of offering undue benefits to people's deputies.
The Ministry of Veterans Affairs has launched an official investigation into information regarding the reservation of blogger Volodymyr Petrov at the National Military Memorial Cemetery. The head of the agency, Natalia Kalmykova, announced this during the question hour to the government in the Verkhovna Rada.
Yulia Tymoshenko claims that anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine were created for political influence on the country's leadership.
Yulia Tymoshenko claims that NABU is manipulating evidence in her case, calling the "cash register" with expenses for tea and cookies proof of corruption. The prosecutor claims that there were files on the computer with data on the receipt and expenditure of funds, as well as lists of people's deputies.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has turned into a cheap PR agency and is disclosing classified materials of criminal proceedings. This was stated by the leader of Batkivshchyna, Yulia Tymoshenko, during a session of the High Anti-Corruption Court.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has begun a session on choosing a pre-trial restraint for Yulia Tymoshenko. She is suspected of offering an undue advantage to people's deputies.
Yulia Tymoshenko arrived at court, where a pre-trial detention measure will be chosen for her. The prosecutor is requesting a bail of UAH 50 million in the case of offering undue benefits to people's deputies.
Over ten years, NABU has spent more than 10 billion hryvnias without imprisoning a single major corrupt official. Political expert Kyrylo Sazonov called it the most ineffective body in the country.
The prosecutor filed a motion with the court for a UAH 50 million bail for Yulia Tymoshenko, who is suspected of offering undue benefits to people's deputies. NABU and SAP confirmed the suspicion against the faction leader.
The Verkhovna Rada summoned Natalia Kalmykova, head of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, to report on the provision of fake exemptions from mobilization. This concerns, in particular, Serhiy Ivanov and Volodymyr Petrov, hosts of the YouTube channel "ISLND TV".
People's Deputy Serhiy Vlasenko links the actions of law enforcement officers against representatives of "Batkivshchyna" with his activities as head of the Temporary Investigative Commission. He emphasizes that NABU and SAP are focused on PR and political persecution of critics, rather than on solving real corruption cases.
Political scientist Taras Zahorodnii considers NABU's actions against Yulia Tymoshenko to be political persecution aimed at parliament and the state. He links this to criticism of anti-corruption bodies and the work of parliamentary commissions.
The Verkhovna Rada appointed Denys Shmyhal as First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Energy on the second attempt. 248 people's deputies voted for this decision.
Yulia Tymoshenko publicly refuted the accusations of NABU and SAP, calling them political pressure. She stated that the search of the office took place without documents and with a violation of her rights.
NABU and SAP announced suspicion to the head of one of the parliamentary factions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. She is suspected of offering undue benefits to people's deputies.
Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna party, has received a notice of suspicion from law enforcement. This happened after searches at the party office by NABU and SAPO.
NABU and SAP exposed the leader of one of the Verkhovna Rada factions who offered undue benefits to MPs. This concerned voting for or against specific draft laws.
Ruslan Magamedrasulov, a top NABU official, received $50,000 to document a crime, but only $20,000 appears in the case. The difference was not returned, which could be classified as a crime.
SAPO has completed the pre-trial investigation in the case of the embezzlement and legalization of over UAH 54 million from the state budget. The former MP organized the scheme by misleading the ECHR regarding Kyivenergo's debt, and the funds were legalized through conversion centers.
Law enforcement officers exposed the director of a contracting company and a technical supervision engineer who embezzled UAH 5. 5 million during the repair of shelters in the Kherson region. The director inflated the cost of works, and the engineer approved unreliable acts.
An official of the automotive service of a State Border Guard Service military unit was detained for extorting 10% of the cost of auto parts supplied for military needs. The total amount of the bribe was UAH 110,000, and three instances of receiving funds were documented.
A preventive measure in the form of a bail of UAH 4. 9 million has been chosen for a deputy of the Lutsk City Council. He was exposed for receiving an illegal benefit of 30 thousand US dollars for facilitating construction.
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) applied preventive measures in the form of bail to 5 People's Deputies of Ukraine, suspected of systematically receiving undue benefits. The court set bail for two suspects at UAH 40 million and UAH 30 million, for two others at UAH 20 million each, and for the fifth deputy at UAH 16.6 million.
A group of MPs in Ukraine has been exposed for systematically receiving bribes for voting on draft laws. The amount of illegal benefit ranged from 2,000 to 20,000 dollars; at least 145,000 dollars were recorded as received in November–December.
NABU reported obstruction by the State Guard Service during investigative actions in the premises of Verkhovna Rada committees. State Guard Service employees restrict detectives' access to facilities, despite their authorized powers.
NABU and SAP exposed an organized criminal group of current people's deputies who systematically received bribes for voting in the Verkhovna Rada. Details of the undercover operation will be released later.