Timely receipt of information on Ministry of Defense’s procurement is crucial not only for detecting possible abuses but also for their prevention. This was emphasized by the Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, Semen Kryvonos, during a meeting with representatives of the Public Anti-Corruption Council at the Ministry of Defense on May 3.
NABU and SAPO have completed an investigation of a former official of the State Enterprise "National Nuclear Energy Generating Company "Energoatom", charged with abuse of office during an auction for the sale of electricity in September 2020.
Identifying possible corruption risks when digitizing public services, introducing modern IT tools to increase the effectiveness of investigative actions, exchanging information on possible offenses, and monitoring the procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Ukraine's security needs — these are the key points of a memorandum signed by NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development — Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
In order to effectively monitor and investigate possible misuse of funds provided by the U.S. Government to Ukraine for post-war reconstruction, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of State is setting up cooperation and effective exchange of information with NABU. This was discussed during a meeting between Jason Loeffler, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, and Semen Kryvonos, Director of NABU.
On April 25, 2023, NABU joined investigative actions conducted by colleagues from the UK's National Crime Agency at the request of detectives with the approval of SAPO under the international legal assistance tool. Such interaction is an example of the effective use of international legal cooperation and information exchange. As a result, detectives obtained evidence crucial for an investigation.