Shabunin Vitalii

Law enforcers opened jurisdiction in Liiev’s case, which may help him avoid responsibility - Shabunin In the case of embezzlement of UAH 1.3 billion by officials of the Ministry of Defense, jurisdiction was violated, which could undermine the case and call into question the legitimacy of the evidence previously collected. 30.01.24 10:45 9 307 61 Ukrainian Politics

Attackers on Nikolov’s apartment are not detained. Police let them go without notifying them of suspicion - Shabunin Law enforcement officers did not detain the men who broke into the apartment of journalist Yuriy Nikolov. They were not even notified of suspicion. 26.01.24 14:37 13 196 171 Incidents

HACCU judge Tkachenko refuses to extend term of investigation into Mykytas case – Shabunin The NABU and the SAPO were forced to prematurely terminate the investigation into the criminal proceedings regarding the misappropriation of funds of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the amount of over UAH 312 million due to HACC judge Oleh Tkachenko. 25.01.24 12:35 21 087 57 Ukrainian Politics

Yermak creates "parallel government" with more than 30 freelance advisers under him, which is several times more than Zelenskyy’s - Shabunin. VIDEO The Head of the Presidential Office has 32 freelance advisers who are not formally in the civil service. 24.01.24 14:50 26 935 157 Ukrainian Politics

MPs are going to fail draft law No. 10062 on digitalization of the army today - Shabunin Today, the Verkhovna Rada will consider draft law No. 10062 "On Amendments to Certain Laws on Improving the Procedure for Processing and Using Data in State Registers for Military Registration and Acquiring the Status of a War Veteran During Martial Law." However, the parliamentarians are going to fail the vote. 16.01.24 09:52 10 119 79 Ukrainian Politics

Journalist Nikolov reported on provocation and intimidation: Unknown men broke into his apartment. VIDEO&PHOTOS Investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov said that on 14 January, unknown men broke into his apartment and tried to intimidate him. 15.01.24 13:09 17 714 89 Incidents

Defense Ministry presents IT logistics system that Reznikov fails to provide - Shabunin The Ministry of Defence team presented an IT logistics system based on SAP. This system has been deployed in Russia for a long time. 12.01.24 14:46 16 508 56 Ukrainian Politics

Shabunin: Draft law on lobbying, which Rada approved in first reading, does not solve problems The draft law No. 10337 on lobbying, which was supported by the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading, does not solve the problem of unfair lobbying. 10.01.24 15:50 2 174 47 Ukrainian Politics

Cabinet of Ministers approved draft law that preserves Tatarov’s control over BES, - Shabunin The Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft law that would block the reform of the Bureau of Economic Security. 29.12.23 15:45 5 728 46 Ukrainian Politics

"Servant of People" Motovylovets passed draft law during meeting in Verkhovna Rada that transfers state part of Pivdenny port water area to companies of oligarchs Fedorichev and Zhevago - Shabunin Today, on 21 December, the deputy head of the SP faction, Andriy Motovylovets, passed the draft law No. 9573 during the meeting, in the first reading in the Verkhovna Rada, which transfers the state-owned part of the Pivdenny port to the companies of sanctioned Russian oligarch Fedorichev and oligarch Zhevago. This draft law kills the NABU/SAPO proceedings, in which former Infrastructure Minister Pyvovarsky was served with a suspicion. Motovylovets himself, as an advisor to Pivovarsky, initiated the distribution of the ship’s dues between the state and the companies of Fedorichev/Zhevago. 21.12.23 20:03 6 375 41 Previously in trend: Servant of the People scandals

Petition to cancel Lozovy’s amendments gained almost 30 thousand votes in few hours. PO unnaturally quickly closed meeting - Shabunin A petition on the President’s website to cancel Lozovy’s amendments received almost 30,000 votes out of the 25,000 required for their consideration in a few hours, after which the signature collection was quickly closed. 14.12.23 18:21 7 662 22 Ukrainian Politics

OP registered petition for second time to cancel "Lozovyi’s amendments" For the second time, the President’s Office has approved the registration of a petition calling on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to submit and prioritize a draft law that would completely abolish the Lozovyi amendments. 14.12.23 16:20 3 779 9 Ukrainian Politics

PO refused to register petition demanding cancellation of Lozovy’s ’amendments’ - Shabunin The President’s Office refused to register a petition demanding to cancel Lozovy’s "amendments" and veto draft law No. 10060 on strengthening the independence of the SAPO. 12.12.23 14:59 9 737 61 Ukrainian Politics

Law Enforcement Committee of Verkhovna Rada voted to pseudo-cancel of Lozovyi’s amendments - Shabunin The Law Enforcement Committee of the Verkhovna Rada voted to pseudo-cancel the Lozovyi amendments. The deputies canceled part of the amendments, but deliberately left key holes that will allow top corrupt officials to continue to avoid punishment. 06.12.23 22:04 11 342 47 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Committee of Ionushas’s ’servant’ plans to deceive international community by cancelling Lozovy’s ’amendments’ only partially - Shabunin The Rada’s Committee on Law Enforcement is planning to cancel Lozovy’s amendments, leaving key loopholes that will allow corrupt officials to avoid punishment. 05.12.23 15:29 10 967 61 Ukrainian Politics

Council plans to adopt draft law on BES, which will "concrete" Tatarov’s influence on entire criminal process, - Shabunin This week, the Verkhovna Rada plans to adopt a draft law on restarting the work of the Bureau of Economic Security, which does not provide for a real competition for the leadership of the BES, or re-certification of its staff. 21.11.23 09:42 5 570 18 Ukrainian Politics

"Servants" rewrote draft law on SAPO overnight, if it is adopted in this version, there will be no money from IMF - Shabunin Instead of the independence of the SAPO, the draft law "Servants of the People" introduces mechanisms of political control by people’s deputies. 17.11.23 17:15 27 441 81 Ukrainian Politics

One of EU’s conditions for negotiations on Ukraine’s membership is abolition of "Lozovyi’s amendments" - Shabunin In order to negotiate accession to the EU, Ukraine must amend the legislation that allows for procedural delays and imposes unrealistic limits on the timing of pre-trial investigations into corruption cases. We are talking about the so-called Lozovyi’s amendments. 08.11.23 18:30 105 127 24 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Ukraine is not totally corrupt, but it is not up to Yermak to declare this while Tatarov is in OP, - Shabunin. VIDEO The head of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, Vitalii Shabunin, said that Ukraine is not a totally corrupt state. However, it is not the head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Yermak, who employs the odious Oleh Tatarov, who should make such statements. 07.11.23 23:48 13 342 54 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Supreme Anti-Corruption Court closed case of Vadym Alperin The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court closed the case of Vadym Alperin, whom Zelenskyy called the "godfather of smuggling" at the beginning of his term, and promised a valuable gift for finding him. 12.10.23 15:52 10 005 98 Ukrainian Politics

Verkhovna Rada registred draft law, which removes all time obstacles in investigation of corruption crimes, - Shabunin Draft law No. 10100 "On Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine to ensure the effectiveness of criminal proceedings and prosecution for corruption crimes" was registered in the Verkhovna Rada, which removes all temporary obstacles in the investigation of corruption crimes. 03.10.23 16:19 4 464 19 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Biden’s words about importance of independent fight against corruption in Ukraine - strong message to worst part of PO, - Shabunin Vitaliy Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, commented on US President Joe Biden’s message about the need for an independent fight against corruption in Ukraine. 23.09.23 11:54 19 249 107 Ukrainian Politics

Rada failed second reading of draft law 7588, which stops "gray schemes" with state agricultural land, - Shabunin Currently, draft law 7588 has been sent for a repeated second reading. 11.04.23 13:02 3 173 30 Ukrainian Politics

Minister of Defense continues to avoid answering questions about inflated prices for products. For example, potatoes for UAH 22, - Shabunin Vitalii Shabunin, the head of the board of the public organization "Anti-corruption Center", calls on the leadership of the Ministry of Defense to discuss the prices of products in procurement. 07.03.23 11:24 4 641 37 Society

Shabunin: Part of "Servants of the People" wants to allow "disposal" of arrested Russian assets SN deputies registered in the Council draft law 8311, according to which ARMA will sell seized Russian assets without checking the buyer, so the former owners - Russian oligarchs - will be able to buy them back. 23.02.23 08:59 10 850 46 Ukrainian Politics

Council adopted draft law 8381 in first reading - this is first real step to solve problem with procurement for Armed Forces, - Shabunin Work is currently underway on the rapid adoption of the draft law in the second reading. 07.02.23 14:40 8 207 14 Ukrainian Politics

Liev, who has been in charge of the Ministry of Defense’s arms contracts since summer, blocked access of Armed Forces to our beacons, called to "hear Crimea" and supported "referendum", - Shabunin Oleksandr Liev, who was appointed by Reznikov as acting head of the Department of Military-Technical Policy, Development of Weapons and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, blocked the access of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to our beacons, called to "hear Crimea", supported the "referendum", and thus the occupation of the peninsula. 31.01.23 11:35 22 505 95 War in Ukraine

Defense Ministry has decided to hide food prices in all available contracts and even invoices - Shabunin Purchase of ranging food for soldiers at inflated prices was covered, in particular: The Economist, The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, AFP, The Independent, Reuters, Politico, Le Figaro, BBC, SDDEUTS . The next scandal will disperse even wider. 28.01.23 16:25 71 899 324 Previously in trend: War

About UAH 4 billion are "sawed off" on agreement on supply of products to military worth UAH 13 billion. Either Reznikov denies or resigns, - Shabunin It is about feeding in 2023 military units stationed in Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy regions far from the contact line. 21.01.23 15:56 36 755 265 Previously in trend: War

Last week, anti-corruption bodies showed great results, - Shabunin listed most high-profile cases Last week, anti-corruption agencies showed good results. 28.11.22 09:31 16 481 99 Incidents

"Servants of people" passed through committee of Verkhovna Rada draft law that would disrupt competition for director of NABU, there will be more shame than during competition for head of SAPO, - Shabunin People’s deputies of "Servants of the People" added a norm to the draft law, which eliminates the requirement for the political independence of the future director of NABU. 05.09.22 15:44 14 353 126 Ukrainian Politics

"Corruption prevents Ukraine from receiving Western weapons," - Shabunin Combating top corruption is important, including because it prevents Ukraine from getting the weapons it needs to defeat the Russian Federation. 22.07.22 16:07 17 253 107 Ukrainian Politics

Milovanov calls "to maximize financial flows to Ukraine", while OP continues to block competition for chairman of SAPO, - Shabunin Adviser to the Head of the President's Office Tymofiy Milovanov called on experts to work not on reforms but on maximizing financial flows to Ukraine. 08.06.22 14:04 7 622 45 Ukrainian Politics

European Commission has developed plan for post-war reconstruction of Ukraine for hundreds of billions of euros, - Shabunin The European Commission has developed a plan for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine worth hundreds of billions of euros, which will require Kyiv to fight corruption and carry out reforms to join the EU. 18.05.22 10:32 5 832 65 Previously in trend: War

HACC Appeals Chamber suspends court's decision to transfer 'Tatarov case' to another pretrial investigation agency – NABU The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) suspended the decision of Pechersky District Court of Kyiv to transfer the case on suspicion of Deputy Head of the President's Office Oleh Tatarov to another pretrial investigation agency pending the consideration of this issue by the HACC Appeals Chamber. 04.02.21 13:21 8 617 22 Previously in trend: Tatarov case

Anti-Corruption Action Centre founder Shabunin reports that his house was set on fire. PHOTOS The founder of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre Vitaliy Shabunin said that his house was set on fire at night 23.07.20 15:06 22 848 138 Ukrainian Politics

Head of Anti-Corruption Action Center Shabunin indicted for assault. PHOTOS Head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center Vitalii Shabunin has been indicted for assault of medium gravity against Vsevolod Fylymonenko. 16.08.17 11:17 79 091 240 Ukrainian Politics

MP Omelianovych's e-declaration unveils 45 previously "forgotten" land plots, - Shabunin Electronic income statement of Opposition Bloc MP Denys Omelianovych lists 45 more land plots than his paper declaration for the same year. 25.10.16 17:02 29 662 76 Ukrainian Politics

Automaidan activists launch PROSUD project to monitor judges All-Ukrainian Automaidan NGO has presented its new project PROSUD aimed at monitoring judges. 14.07.16 17:34 28 493 66 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Scheme for appropriation of 2.9 billion hryvnia of budget funds by Onyshchenko published. INFOGRAPHICS The National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) published infographics of the split-up scheme during the underpriced sale of the natural gas under joint operation agreements with Ukrhazvydobuvannia PJSC 18.06.16 11:43 40 734 82 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Shokin officially orders prosecutors not to refer cases to NABU, – Anti-Corruption Action Center head Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin has sent letters to regional prosecutors and heads of separate departments with which he ordered them not to refer cases to the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). 24.03.16 09:39 99 916 227 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko vetoed controversial "visa-free" law on e-declarations President Petro Poroshenko vetoed Saturday the bill No. 3755 providing for the introduction of electronic income declarations of public officials and containing a number of controversial moments. 12.03.16 23:10 58 370 258 Ukrainian Politics