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The Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the anti-corruption prosecutors finished the pre-trial investigation as of the Ex-deputy Prosecutor of the Prosecutor`s Office of Kyiv Region and 2 other persons on suspicion of the embezzlement of sugar stored at the State Special Budgetary Institution Agrarian Fund in Cherkasy region. On March 17, 2017, the suspects and the defense were provided with access to the documents of the pre-trial investigation.

According to the results of graphological examination the signatures of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC) in the so-called “black ledger” of the Party of Regions are authentic. The graphological examination was carried out by the experts of the Kharkiv Research Institute of Forensic Examinations n.a. Bokarius and the State Scientific Research Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. 

The High Council of Justice (HCJ) again shows the intention to undermine the judicial reform. In January 2017 the HCJ made certain statements on a special procedure for the arrest and detention of judges and it actually undermined the achievements of the judicial reform. On March 9, 2017, the High Council of Justice approved the Conclusion on the alleged unconstitutionality of the Law "On the Specialized Anti-Corruption Courts" and on the lack of grounds for their establishment.

As of February 28, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) are investigating 272 criminal proceedings. The damage caused to the State exceeds 83 billion UAH. 

On March 2, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Anti-corruption prosecutors detained and gave a notice of suspicion to the Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFS) for allegedly committing a crime under Part 2 Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine («Abuse of authority or office»).