US EditionUkraine says it uncovers major drone procurement corruption scheme
UKRAINE, AUG 2 – Four officials, including a lawmaker, were arrested for a scheme involving up to 30% kickbacks on overpriced military drone contracts, after Ukraine restored anti-corruption agencies' independence.
- Ukraine's parliament voted 331 to 0 on Thursday in Kyiv to restore the independence of its anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO after major protests.
- The restoration followed President Zelenskiy's earlier attempt to place these agencies under his prosecutor-general, which triggered the largest nationwide protests since Russia's 2022 invasion.
- Two days after regaining their independence, NABU and SAPO revealed a corruption scheme involving overpriced procurement of defense equipment, with kickbacks reaching up to 30 percent.
- Anti-Corruption agencies apprehended a current member of parliament, two municipal authorities, and several national guard members involved in accepting bribes; four individuals were detained, with President Zelenskiy emphasizing a strict no-tolerance policy on corruption.
- The restoration of agency independence and recent arrests reinforced Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts, which its European allies praise as vital to securing EU membership and upholding rule of law.
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Ukraine uncovers major corruption scheme in defense procurement
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies exposed a corruption scheme involving procurement of military equipment just two days after the parliament reinstated their independence following mass protests and pressure from Brussels. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SABO) discovered a “large-scale corruption scheme” that exploited budget funds allocated for defense forces, the agencies …
Ukrainian authorities have arrested four people in a new corruption case related to inflated drone purchase contracts, which has harmed the state's financial resources...
A member of Parliament is among those arrested, as are local politicians, who are accused of embezzling funds for the army.
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