National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
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 reports directly to the General Prosecutor and to the Verkhovna Rada, and its director is appointed through an open competition. NABU conducts pre-trial investigations into top-level corruption cases and works in tandem with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.
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Ukraine's prosecutor general resigns over corruption allegations tied to illegal call centres
Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, has resigned after anti-corruption investigators searched his offices over a money-laundering scheme allegedly run by an official in his office and linked to illegal call centres. Kravchenko denies wrongdoing, calling the allegations "completely unsubstantiated."