In six years, the National Bureau has sent 944 requests for international legal assistance to more than 75 countries. This indicates not only the spread of Ukrainian corruption in the world but also shows that without international cooperation the fight against corruption is impossible.
On June 7, 2021, the NABU Detectives, the Security Service, and SAPO Prosecutors exposed a judge of the Dnipropetrovsk District Court in Dnipropetrovsk region receiving a bribe. According to the investigation, the judge demanded and received USD 2.5 thousand for taking a decision in the interests of a person in a civil case.
Bill №4651 passed today by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and allegedly intended to renew imprisonment for false assets declaration, not only complicates the prosecution of officials, but also lets them completly ignore it.
NABU has completed the probe into an attempt by a former Mykolaivoblenerho JSC (70% state-owned) official to give an improper advantage to the head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine. On June 3, 2021, SAPO Prosecutors filed an indictment drawn up by NABU Detectives to court. The actions of the accused fall under Part 4 Article 369 (offering, promising or giving an illegal benefit to an official) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
On June 3, 2021, the NABU Detectives, SBU Internal Security, and SAPO Prosecutors served a notice of suspicion to a former Security Service senior investigator in Odesa region who extorted and accepted USD 80 thousand of improper advantage. The actions of the suspect fall under Part 4 Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.