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NABU has completed the probe into an attempt by a former Mykolaivoblenerho JSC (70% state-owned) official to give an improper advantage to the head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine. On June 3, 2021, SAPO Prosecutors filed an indictment drawn up by NABU Detectives to court. The actions of the accused fall under Part 4 Article 369 (offering, promising or giving an illegal benefit to an official) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

On June 3, 2021, the NABU Detectives, SBU Internal Security, and SAPO Prosecutors served a notice of suspicion to a former Security Service senior investigator in Odesa region who extorted and accepted USD 80 thousand of improper advantage. The actions of the suspect fall under Part 4 Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.  

The Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have completed a pre-trial investigation into an attempted bribery of the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre (StateGeoCadastre).

The resistance to anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine is gaining momentum. This was emphasized by the Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Artem Sytnyk during the online discussion "Anti-Corruption and Judicial Reform: Progress Assessment and Current Challenges" that took place May 27, 2021.

On May 26, 2021, NABU and SAPO notified the brother of the ex-head of the State Agency for Investment and Management of National Projects (Derzhinvestproekt) of suspicion of organized crime and money laundering. His actions fall under Part 1 Article 255, Part 3 Article 27, Part 4 Article 28, Part 3 Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He is the second close relative of the ex-Derzhinvestproekt head involved in a corrupt scheme to misappropriate funds allocated for the implementation of national projects.