Two detectives of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) mentioned in the investigation by journalists from Bihus.info have been suspended from their duties while an internal investigation is carried out.
“Two detectives mentioned in the journalist investigation have been suspended for the length of the internal investigation. NABU Director Artem Sytnyk ordered the suspension, taking into account the public response and after consulting with members of NABU’s public control board and NABU’s internal control department,” the bureau’s press service said on Facebook on March 14.
“To maximize the effectiveness of the internal investigation and minimize the probable influence and risk, I have taken the decision to suspend detectives involved in preparing letters revealed by Bihus.info journalists. I am certain that in the situation which has developed it is necessary to take a balanced approach to analyzing facts. We will share the results of the internal investigation with Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) and inform the public about them,” Sytnyk said.
As reported, journalists from Bihus.info on March 11 aired parts four and five of a five-part investigative report that alleged Ukraine’s State Fiscal Service, the Military Prosecutor’s Office and the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) knew about illegal schemes in Ukraine’s defense industry used by Ihor Hladkovsky with his business partners Vitaliy Zhukov and Andriy Rohoza.
