The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and UkrOboronProm State Concern will cooperate in the field of preventing and combating corruption. On November 23, 2020, the NABU Director Artem Sytnyk and the Acting Director General of Ukroboronprom SC Ihor Fomenko signed a Memorandum, which defines the main areas of cooperation and obligations of the parties.
On November 22, 2020, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor`s Office (SAPO) gave notice of suspicion to the Director of one of the Branch of the State Reserve Agency of Ukraine in Sumy Oblast (SRAU). He is suspected of the embezzlement of grain, which exceeds UAH 2.8 million. The actions of the suspect are qualified under Part 5 Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The system of anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine has proven its effectiveness. The Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Artem Sytnyk at the “Dialogues about Reforms” forum stated this on November 19, 2020. The NABU Director spoke about the negative impact of the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the activities of the Bureau and the risks that a decision of the CCU regarding the High Anti-Corruption Court may have.
The Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine have completed a pre-trial investigation as of the Director of one of the private companies involved in UAH 787 million of public funds embezzlement of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The indictment as of abovementioned person was sent to court. The actions of the accused person are qualified under Part 1 Article 255, Part 4 Article 28, Part 5 Article 191, Part 4 Article 28 Part 2 Article 255, Part 4 Article 28 Part 2 Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
On November 18, 2020, the judges of the Court of Appeal of the High Anti-Corruption Court closed the proceeding opened on the complaint of the SAPO prosecutor against the decision of the HACC. Earlier the HACC has decided to reopen the "Rotterdam+ formula" case. The interests of society can be protected only with impartial procedural guidance in the case.