National Anti-Corruption Bureau
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is a state law-enforcement body established in 2014 to investigate corruption offences committed by high-ranking officials. It forms part of Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure alongside the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the High Anti-Corruption Court. The bureau's powers and independence have been a recurring subject of political debate in the country.
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Ukraine's Prosecutor General signs suspicion against NABU director, then flees abroad; Zelensky pushes for dismissal
On 14 September, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced in a seven-minute video address that he had signed a notice of suspicion against NABU director Semen Kryvonos and against a person close to SAPO head Oleksandr Klymenko. Hours earlier, Kravchenko had crossed the Ukrainian border in a service vehicle, formally framed as a five-day business trip. President Volodymyr Zelensky responded within an hour, stating Kravchenko's "only path is dismissal" and asking the Verkhovna Rada to support his removal urgently. NABU and SAPO rejected Kravchenko's framing as a "continuation of a systematic attack" on independent anti-corruption bodies. The Verkhovna Rada was scheduled to vote on Kravchenko's dismissal on 15 September.