In total, SBU officers searched over seventy locations related to NAB. The scale of activities shows how seriously Kiev treats the risk of infiltration of state institutions by the aggressor, especially during the ongoing war.
Investigators accuse Magamedrasułow that together with another office officer he acted as a “mole” of Russian intelligence. According to SBU, the detective helped his father – a citizen of the Russian Federation – in illegal trade in industrial hemp with Russia, and also He could provide secret information regarding planned corruption investigations.
He was to keep in touch
Magamedrasułow was also to maintain close contact with the proposed pro -Russian deputy Fed Christine, whom SBU describes as a secret agent of Moscow.
In the statement, the service emphasized that Christine has a significant impact on the activity of the anti -corruption agency, which further deepens concerns about the level of penetration of Russian intelligence in the structures of the state.
Nabu strongly protested against SBU methods, claiming that at least fifteen employees were brought to searches without a court order. According to the office's statement, in most cases, the basis for searches were alleged traffic offenses, and accusations of contacts with the “aggressor” were not related to them.
Nabu admitted that the threat of infiltration exists in every institution, but emphasized that this could not paralyze the work of the entire office.
The dispute between the services shows the delicate balance that Ukraine must maintain between the fight against corruption and ensuring internal security. Nab from 2015 was considered one of the main institutions reforming the statehowever, the war made counterintelligence issues equally burning. The upcoming weeks will show whether SBU will manage to prove the allegations of espionage, and how the impact of this scandal will affect the credibility of NAB itself and international support for Ukrainian anti -corruption reforms.
