Ukraine Prosecutor General Says He Signed Suspicion Against NABU Director; Anti‑Corruption Offices Deny It
The clash has prompted the president to ask parliament to remove the prosecutor general and raised fresh questions about attempts to control Ukraine’s anti‑corruption bodies.
Overview
- Outgoing Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko publicly said he signed a formal suspicion against National Anti‑Corruption Bureau director Semen Kryvonos, a claim he made after submitting his resignation.
- The National Anti‑Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti‑Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) replied that no suspicion has been officially served to Kryvonos and they reject claims that NABU seized the cases cited by Kravchenko.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky has sent a submission to parliament asking for Kravchenko’s dismissal and urged deputies to approve the removal without delay.
- The dispute follows a recent NABU operation that exposed a criminal group linked to fraudulent call centers and named a senior Office of the Prosecutor General official as an organizer, while the OPG says court materials do not show direct evidence tying Kravchenko to those actions.
- NABU and SAP framed Kravchenko’s announcement as part of a broader, ongoing effort since last summer to subordinate or discredit independent anti‑corruption institutions and said they will publish more details soon.