Functional independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is key to progress in the fight against corruption in Ukraine. This was stated by the representatives of International Monetary Fund, Thanos Arvanitis (European Department Deputy Director) and Ron Van Rooden (Chief of the IMF mission to Ukraine).
Thanks to the work of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau for the first time in Ukraine more than 100, 000, 000 UAH have already been returned to the state enterprise's accounts. This was underlined by the NABU Director Artem Sytnyk at the meeting with the diplomatic corps.
According to him, today 200 NABU Detectives are investigating more than 215 criminal proceedings and 36 cases are already in court. However, the judges do not hurry to pass sentences.
Idea to revise the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine in terms of allowing the Prosecutor General of Ukraine to define arbitrary investigative jurisdiction of law-enforcement bodies over corruption-related crimes will decrease effectiveness of fight against corruption and may harm international image of Ukraine.
On Thursday, September 22, 2016 the detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine detained the chief investigator for high-profile cases of the Department of investigation of high-profile economic cases of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (GPO) on suspicion of property conversion by abuse of official post (Article 191 Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The corresponding investigation was started on September 1, 2016 by the NABU detectives under the procedural guidance of the Anti-corruption prosecutors.
On Thursday, September 22, 2016 the detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine detained the chief investigator for high-profile cases of the Department of investigation of high-profile economic cases of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (GPO) on suspicion of property conversion by abuse of official post (Article 191 Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The corresponding investigation was started on September 1, 2016 by the NABU detectives under the procedural guidance of the Anti-corruption prosecutors.
