US EditionUkraine says it uncovers major drone procurement corruption scheme
UKRAINE, AUG 4 – Four officials, including a member of parliament, were arrested for inflating military drone contracts by up to 30%, following restoration of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies' independence.
- Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have revealed large-scale bribery in drone procurement.
- Zelensky acknowledged public anger and submitted a bill to restore the agencies' independence.
- Parliament reinstated the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption investigators and prosecutors, NABU and SAPO.
- Zelensky described the schemes as 'absolutely immoral' and stated there can be 'zero tolerance' for corruption in Ukraine.
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Kiev, Ukraine.- Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies said they discovered an important scheme of bribes involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after the Ukrainian Parliament voted to restore the independence of these agencies. In a statement, the National Anti-Corruption Office (NABU) and the Special Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) pointed out that suspects accepted bribes in a plan that uses state funds to buy drones and othe…
Kyiv probes drone bribery scheme
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Ukrainian officials arrested in ‘large scale’ drone bribery scheme
At least four Ukrainian officials have been arrested in a “large-scale corruption scheme” involving the purchase of drones designed to defend Kyiv against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
In Ukraine, politicians and military officials have been arrested for allegedly embezzling funds from drone orders. The case was brought to light by anti-corruption agencies, which have only just been rehabilitated.
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