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‘Cash in Glass Jar’ Judge Avoids NABU Meeting

Judge of Dniprovskyi District Court of Kyiv Mykola Chaus, who is suspected of taking a bribe, did not come to a scheduled meeting at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office press office told Ukrayinska Pravda.

Poroshenko Says Electronic Declarations Will Be Launched on August 15

President Petro Poroshenko claims that the mandatory electronic declaration of the property and funds of state officials will be launched on August 15 as planned.

Kyiv Judge ‘Caught Taking ₴3.7 Million Bribe’

A Judge of the Dnipro District Court of Kyiv was caught taking a bribe totaling $150,000 (about ₴3.7 million), alleges a NABU press service report.

The Top-5 Corruption Schemes in Ukrainian Sport

Draft Law Seeks Protection and Compensation For Whistleblowers

Transparency International Ukraine (TIU) supports the idea of paying whistleblowers 10% of the money stolen by a corruption offender which is returned to the state.

Investigation Claims Shokin Hid Wealth Using De Facto Wife

Ex-Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, who was dismissed in March, has a wealthy common-law wife and a child not specified as family members in his assets declaration.

Searches in Boryspil Airport Regarding Alleged Fraud

Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office investigators and SBU officers are conducting searches in Boryspil airport.

NABU Arrests Official Suspected of Manipulating Rail Procurement

NABU detectives arrested the Head of the Department of Procurement Planning and Control of Ukrainian Railways (UZ).

Kotvitskyi Case: GPU Requests Prime Minister to Investigate Avakov

Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko requested the Prime Minister to initiate an internal investigation with regard to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov’s failure to report his conflict of interest when the Ministry investigated the case of Avakov’s business partner Igor Kotvitskyi.

Court Provides NABU Access to Accounts of Avakov Associate

Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv provided NABU detectives access to the accounts and documents of Alfa Bank and Credit Agricole with regard to investigation of withdrawal of $40 million from Ukraine by People’s Front MP Igor Kotvitskyi.

Kasko: New Deputy Head of SBU Is Corrupt

Former Deputy Head of the Prosecutor General’s office Vitaliy Kasko claims that Pavlo Demchyna, who was appointed the new Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) by President Petro Poroshenko, is involved in corruption.

First Deputy Chief of State Labor Service Detained for Bribe-Taking

The Prosecutor General’s Office and State Security Service detained the First Deputy Chief of the State Labor Service Mykhailo Bardonov on taking a ₴100 thousand bribe.

Project Launched to Monitor Activities and Assets of Judges

Ukrainian watchdog Automaidan launched the Prosud project to monitor the activity of Ukrainian judges.

Leshchenko: Matios Trying to Save his Deputy Kulyk from Criminal Prosecution

Chief Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios is trying to save his Deputy Kostiantyn Kyluk from criminal prosecution.

Court Reinstates Kulyk as ATO Prosecutor

Kyiv Court of Appeals reinstated ATO Prosecutor Kostiantyn Kulyk, who is suspected of illicit enrichment using his position.

New Rules For State Officials’ Asset Declarations

A new system of electronic income and property declaration obliges state officials to declare assets and property of a lower amount than previously.

Four Parties to Present their Financial Reports for Audit

Four of the six political parties represented in the Parliament agreed to disclose their financial reporting to a new NGO coalition seeking to counter political corruption.

Military Prosecutor Kulyk ‘did not Appear in Court’

Military Prosecutor Kostiantyn Kulyk did not come to the hearing of Kyiv Appellation Court scheduled upon his own request.

Court Reinstates Controversial Railways Chief, the Government to Appeal It

On July 8, Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv reinstated Oleksii Krivopishyn, ex-Chief of
Southwestern Railways whom the Government dismissed in Spring 2015.

MP Highlights Bills at Risk of Corruption

Yehor Soboliev, Chief of the parliamentary anti-corruption committee, disclosed a list of 26 draft laws which contain risks of corruption.

Groysman: Detention of Officials is ‘Just the Beginning’

Detentions of state officials last week are just the first step in removing corruption from the government, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman stresses.

Anti-Corruption Agency Chairwoman Accused of Power Grab

A member of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) Rouslan Riaboshapka publicly accused NAPC Chairwoman Natalia Korchak of attempting to ‘grab power.’

NABU Conducts Search of Military Prosecutor Kulyk’s Home

On Wednesday, June 29, investigators of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) searched the apartment of Military Prosecutor Kostiantyn Kulyk.

NABU: Onyshchenko Has Flown to Nice

MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko from the Volia Narodu parliamentary group, who is being investigated by NABU, has left the territory of Ukraine.

Fire in Courthouse Delaying Corruption Investigations

A fire on the night of June 13 is delaying anti-corruption cases at Solomianskyi district court in Kyiv.

Deputy Prosecutor of Kyiv Oblast Detained for Embezzlement

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) officers detained the Deputy Prosecutor of Kyiv Oblast Oleksandr Kolesnyk.

Anti-Corruption Action Centre Claims Harassment by the Prosecutor General’s Office

Activists of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre claim that the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine continues harassing them.