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The Ukrainian MP and other officials were arrested after the agencies, which they call a large -scale bribery scheme when buying unmanned systems and electronic war systems in the country.
In a statement on X, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Ukrainian deputy, the head of the administration of the districts and cities and several members of the National Guard service were involved in which state contracts with suppliers signed up at prices inflated up to 30%.
Zelensky wrote that Ukraine could be “zero tolerance” and thanked the agency for work.
The independence of Ukraine’s anti -corruption agencies was restored Thursday after nationwide protests.
Zelensky’s government has encountered a broad reaction after the introduction of the bill that would deprive the National Bureau for Anti -Corruption and Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Corruption, known as Nabu and SAP respectively.
The President claimed that the agencies should be “cleared of Russian influence” and sought to give the Attorney General to decide who should be held liable in high -level corruption cases.
Many saw this step as a step back for corruption in Ukraine, which led to the largest anti -government demonstrations, as Russia launched a complete invasion of the country in 2022.
Zelensky recognized public anger and submitted a new bill that restores former independence of agencies, which was recognized by parliament only nine days after the initial bill was adopted.
The head of the main intelligence service of the Ukrainian Defense (Hur) Kirill Budanov thanked Zelensky for “hearing the public” regarding the powers against corruption agencies and “was not mistaken”.
The move was also highly appreciated by EU allies who expressed concern about the consequences of the initial bill.
The fight against corruption is significant in Ukraine’s application to join the EU. Creation of Nabu and SAP was the requirement stipulated by the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund in 2014 to move to visa restrictions.
As a result, Kyiv received the status of EU candidate in 2022, which led to the nation another step to the closest ties with the West.
Since their creation, Nabu and SAP have participated in far -field investigations in illegal assets and bribes for millions of dollars in different ministries and sectors.
A joint investigation in 2023 led to The arrest of the head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Vsevolod KniazievDue to the bribe of $ 3 million (£ 2.4 million; 2.9 million euros).
