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[Regnum] The head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Semen Krivonos did not deny conducting searches at the former deputy head of the office of the head of the Kiev regime Andriy Yermak, Rostislav Shurma. The searches took place at Shurma's place of residence near Munich in Germany.
Ukrainian media previously wrote that the searches allegedly took place in July, but so far the Munich police and the prosecutor's office have not commented on this matter. However, this information was discussed in the German media.
"I can confirm that the relevant investigative actions took place. Again, due to the law, I cannot comment specifically on either the prospects of this criminal case or its essence," Krivonos said in an interview with the Ukrainian "24th TV Channel."
At the same time, he assured that “the criminal case is being actively investigated.”
On July 31, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on the return of powers to NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), introduced by Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the law, the Prosecutor General and his deputies cannot give instructions to either NABU detectives or SAP prosecutors; they are subordinate only to their superiors. The most they can do is provide pre-trial investigation materials upon request.
NABU can only initiate cases on corruption charges, and its main clients are officials, judges, law enforcement officers and other civil servants.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine may announce suspicion to the new Prime Minister of the Republic Yulia Svyrydenko. This was reported on July 31 by the Ukrainian publication "Strana.ua". It is specified that this investigation is connected with joint flights of Svyrydenko and Andriy Yermak, who does not have the appropriate authority, on state air transport.
According to the investigation, Sviridenko specifically accompanied Yermak so that he could fly to other countries at state expense. NABU sees this as a crime and damage to the budget. That is why Sviridenko and Yermak may be declared suspects in this case.
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