Party of Regions

29.09.2017

NABU continues pre-trial investigation of the so-called Party of Region “black ledger” case

As the result of the work of the joint investigative group of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Department of Special Investigations of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (GPO), a former Member of Parliament (MP) from the Party of Regions and an assistant of another MP from the Party of Regions were given notices of suspicion.

29.06.2017

NABU and SAPO are not authorized to investigate Paul Manafort's activities as a political adviser to the Party of Regions (Joint Statement)

In response to numerous requests from mass media with regards to reports that Paul Manafort`s Consulting firm had received 17 million USD from the Party of Regions in 2012-2014, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor`s Office (SAPO) inform on the following. The name of Paul Manafort was mentioned in 22 items in the period from November 20, 2007, to October 5, 2012, in the documents that were passed to the NABU by the Former First Deputy of the State Security Service of Ukraine Viktor Trepak in May 2016. According to the lists, a total sum of the money received amounts to 12.7 million USD.

09.06.2017

NABU will continue the pre-trial investigation of the so-called Party of Region “black ledger” case jointly with the GPO Department headed by Serhii Gorbatiuk

Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) will continue the pre-trial investigation of the so-called “black ledger” of the Party of Regions case as a part of a joint investigative group with the Department of Special Investigations of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (GPO) headed by Serhii Gorbatiuk.

16.03.2017

Re-examination proved the authenticity of signatures of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine in so-called “black ledger” of the Party of Regions

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. 

13.12.2016 02:00

The Chairman of the Central Election Commission was given notice of suspicion (video)

On December 13, 2016, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine jointly with prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office gave a notice of suspicion to the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC) for allegedly committing a crime under Part 3 and Part 4 Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Taking a bribe of gross amount by an official who occupies a responsible position). The abovementioned articles were applicable at the time the crime had been allegedly committed. The total amount of bribes, the suspect has allegedly received, is 161,698 USD that, at the time of the offense, was equal to 1,294,438 UAH according to the exchange rate of the National Bank of Ukraine. 
18.08.2016 19:59

Statement regarding P.Manafort's appearance on the Party of Regions black ledger

In response to numerous requests from mass media regarding appearance of the name of Paul Manafort on the Party of Regions ‘black ledger’ (documents passed to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau by the Ex-first-deputy of the State Security Service of Ukraine Victor Trepak), the National Anti-Corruption Bureau informs on the following.