Ukraine's Prosecutor General charges NABU director with fraud
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has announced charges against Semen Kryvonos, director of Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), over alleged document forgery. He also accused NABU and SAPO leadership of seizing case materials from investigations targeting themselves.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has signed formal charges against Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). The announcement came in a video address in which Kravchenko outlined accusations against the leadership of the country's anti-corruption bodies.
According to Kravchenko, Kryvonos is accused of forging documents in order to obtain an unlawful benefit on an especially large scale. The Prosecutor General also accused NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) of unlawfully seizing case materials from criminal proceedings opened against their own leaders — a reference to searches conducted as part of the special operation known as "Carthage."
Additional charges
Kravchenko also announced charges against another individual described as close to SAPO head Oleksandr Klymenko. That person is accused of exerting influence on the head of Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court, offering him an unlawful benefit, and helping someone evade military mobilization.
Kravchenko further claimed that a deliberate information campaign is being waged against the Office of the Prosecutor General. No further details on the case's progress have been released, and the situation is described as developing.
The move marks a new escalation in tensions between Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office and the country's independent anti-corruption institutions, whose work has long been closely tied to Ukraine's international commitments on fighting corruption.
