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On July 23, 2021, the Deputy Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional Council and his accomplice, a lawyer, who had been exposed the day before, were notified of suspicion of accepting a UAH 1.05 million bribe. The actions of the official fall under Part 4 Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Accepting an illegal benefit in a particularly large amount, combined with extortion"), of his accomplice – under Part 5 Article 27, Part 4 Art. 368.

NABU and SAPO have filed an indictment with the High Anti-Corruption Court against five persons who organized a corrupt scheme to purchase apartments for the personnel of the National Guard of Ukraine, which proved to be unfit for habitation.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have completed a pre-trial investigation into a corruption scheme resulting in UAH 103 million losses to the company during the purchase of diesel fuel for Ukrzaliznytsia PJSC. On July 14, 2021, the case materials were disclosed to three suspects:

In June 2021, NABU launched probes within 49 criminal cases, served six notices of suspicion, and filed five indictments against six people. One conviction against three persons came into force.

Former Prosecutor of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine Oleksandr Matiushko, sentenced by the High Anti-corruption Court to two years in prison for a proposal of USD 10 thousand for a post in NABU, has been detained today by Detectives. He has been taken to a pre-trial detention center pending his transfer to a penal colony. As previously reported, the ex-prosecutor was declared wanted as he evaded serving his sentence after the HAAC verdict came into force in early February 2021.