The first half of 2023 was marked by efficiency for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine. NABU succeeded not only in keeping up with last year's high pace but also in significantly improving its results.
On Aug. 15, 2023, NABU and SAPO exposed 5 participants of an organized group that misappropriated land plots of more than 1200 hectares near Kyiv. Their actions caused over UAH 1.8 billion in losses to the state.
NABU and SAPO have served a suspicion notice on the organizer of the scheme to embezzle the Ukrzaliznytsia property. Thus, there are four suspects in the case involving UAH 11.8 million losses to the state-owned company. The other three suspects*, the deputy head of Ukrzaliznytsia branch, the head of Ukrzaliznytsia Logistics Department and the head of a private company, were notified of suspicion in October 2021.
On August 11, 2023, a suspect in the corruption scheme involving the procurement of COVID-19 PCR tests for Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) was extradited to Ukraine.
On August 8, 2023, NABU and SAPO, in cooperation with the SSU, exposed a Member of Parliament and two of his accomplices (one of them is his assistant) receiving USD 85,000 in undue advantage. His actions fall under Article 368, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.