The defendants are suspected of corruption schemes for the purchase of drones and means of electronic warfare.
“The essence of the scheme was reduced to the conclusion of state contracts with suppliers at obviously overstated prices-up to 30% of the contract amount was returned to the participants in the crime in the form of unlawful benefit,” the report said.
NABU currently announced the four detainees in this case.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Telegram said that he heard the reports of the director of NABU Krivonos and the head of the CAP Alexander Klimenko and thanked the anti -corruption bodies for the work.
“There can only be zero tolerance to corruption, a clear command work for exposing corruption and as a result a fair sentence. It is important that anti -corruption institutions work independently, and the law adopted on Thursday guarantees them all the possibilities for real combat against corruption,” the president said.
Context
On July 22, the Verkhovna Rada adopted bill No. 12414, which provides for the expansion of the powers of the Prosecutor General, in particular, regarding criminal proceedings engaged in NABU and SAP. The law on the same day signed Zelensky, the next – the document entered into force.
Anti -corruption bodies warned that the law gives the Prosecutor General of Ukraine access to all NABU cases, he will have the right to give instructions to detectives, and will be able to close the investigation at the request of the defense. In the CAP and NABU, they said that at the last moment the bill at the last moment made edits, which “actually destroy the independence” of the SAP and NABU.
After a wide resonance, mass protests against the law and the calls of the European Union, US senators and a number of international organizations to cancel these changes, the president introduced a corresponding bill to the Rada.
July 31 is glad adopted a bill on the restoration of the independence of anti -corruption bodies. 331 People's Deputy voted for the bill – no one resisted and voted against. On the same day, the law signed Zelensky.
