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Farmers rally in Kyiv demanding to close case against businessman Bakhmatyuk. PHOTO The protesters handed over to SAPO representatives the appeal of company employees with about 30,000 signatures to close the case against Bakhmatyuk. 15 241 21 Ukrainian Politics 
Kholodnytskyi: SAPO agrees charges against minister, several governors Ukraine's Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) has agreed on charges against a minister and several heads of regional state administrations, SAPO chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi has said. 5 786 34 Ukrainian Politics 
Kholodnytskyi orders to close all illegal enrichment cases until March 28 National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the SAP opened a total of 65 illegal enrichment cases. 2 788 59 Ukrainian Politics 
US agrees with Yovanovitch's statement on Kholodnytskyi replacement U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale has supported a statement by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch on the need to replace Chief of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytsky. 3 733 53 Ukrainian Politics 
Yovanovitch's statement on Kholodnytskyi replacement shows concern about course of reforms in Ukraine, - Klimkin Statement by the US Ambassador to Ukraine Mari Yovanovitch on the need to replace the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi is a demonstration of concern about the pace of reforms in Ukraine, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin 2 456 28 Ukrainian Politics 
Kholodnytskyi to Ambassador Yovanovitch: There’s nothing to comment on, wait until Monday Kholodnytskyi has commented on the statement of U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovich about his dismissal as Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor. 24 278 143 Ukrainian Politics 
SAP chief Kholodnytskyi: over 10 defense sector proceedings in progress The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) is investigating more than 10 defense-related proceedings. 3 162 47 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Hladkovskyi defense corruption scandal 
Ambassador Yovanovitch: SAP chief Kholodnytskyi must be replaced over lack of trust US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch called on the Ukrainian authorities to replace the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office Nazar Kholodnytskyi because of the loss of confidence in the fight against corruption. 20 010 310 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Russian aggression against Ukraine Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
SAP’s Kholodnytskyi: "Case against me was initiated based on conversation between two drunken SBU officers overheard by taxi driver" Head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Nazar Kholodnytskyi says that the criminal proceedings against him were opened based on a conversation between two members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) that was overheard by the driver of a taxi they were riding in. 13 974 57 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
NABU chief says no fresh bugs planted at SAP office Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau (NABU), Artem Sytnyk denies reports on his agency having bugged the office of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP). 4 224 67 Incidents 
Onyshchenko's lawyer refutes his client’s statement about pressure exerted by Kholodnytskyi: "I met with SAP chief on my own initiative" Lawyer Oleh Ishchenko, who defends a number of persons indicted in the "gas case" including runaway MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko, says the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) has never offered his client to testify against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). 7 454 40 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case 
Fugitive MP Onyshchenko: Kholodnytskyi asked me through my lawyer to testify in case against NABU investigated by police Runaway Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko charged with masterminding large-scale fraud involving gas transactions said his lawyer visited the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) last week at the invitation of the agency head Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 9 105 121 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case 
Ukraine's top anti-corruption prosecutor remains in office, gets reprimanded The Higher qualifications and disciplinary commission of prosecutors decided not to dismiss Nazar Kholodnytskyi from the post of Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Chief of the Special Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), but to reprimand the law enforcer. 11 070 78 Incidents 
Higher qualifications and disciplinary commission considers dismissal of top anti-corruption prosecutor. PHOTOS The Higher qualifications and disciplinary commission of prosecutors is considering possible dismissal of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 6 032 30 Kyiv News 
Kholodnytskyi’s wiretapped conversations offer no ground for holding him criminally liable, prosecutor general says The conversations recorded inside the office of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi do not warrant bringing him to criminal liability. 16 437 61 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
Prosecutor general recommends not turning Kholodnytskyi case into mud-slinging without solving problem Speeches delivered in the parliament by Chief of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi and Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Artem Sytnyk left Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko with a strong sense of filth without the problem being actually solved. Excessive publicity of this case can do much harm. 10 793 37 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
NABU released conversations wiretapped in Kholodnytskyi’s office. AUDIO (in Ukrainian) The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) made public extracts of declassified conversations of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi recorded by eavesdropping equipment planted in his office. 25 627 83 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
Rada to hear reports by anti-corruption agencies’ heads Kholodnytskyi, Sytnyk today Ukrainian lawmakers intend to hear oral reports by Deputy Prosecutor General - Head of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi and Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Artem Sytnyk on Wednesday at 12.30 p.m. 8 414 27 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
SAP chief vows to stop cooperating in investigation until its jurisdiction clearly defined Advocating for the impartiality of the investigation, Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi insists on the review of the investigative jurisdiction in his case as part of which he was wiretapped. 13 281 37 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
Ukraine’s top anti-corruption prosecutor Kholodnytskyi visits PGO to give testimony Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi came to the Prosecutor General's Office for interview on Tuesday morning. 5 595 15 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
SAP’s Kholodnytskyi: “Hype around my dismissal and PGO summons is engineered political action" Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi called a stir around his questioning at the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) and reports on his possible resignation a meaningful political action. 23 162 79 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky 
Kholodnytskyi: “If someone wants me dismissed, we shall demonstrate and prove our position. I'm not hiding and afraid of no one” Ukraine’s top anti-corruption prosecutor Nazar Kholodnytskyi has no intent to file resignation and is set to defend himself in the Higher qualifications and disciplinary bar commission. 16 787 53 Incidents 
Ukraine’s top prosecutor initiates SAP head Kholodnytskyi’s dismissal Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko filed a motion on dismissal of Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 44 138 215 Incidents 
“I refuted not existence of probe but versions, motives,” – NABU chief acknowledges wiretapping SAP head Chief of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Artem Sytnyk acknowledged cooperation between his agency and the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) in the probe against Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 16 997 53 Incidents Prosecutor General Lutsenko confirms top anti-corruption prosecutor under investigation Ukraine's Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko confirmed that the Prosecutor General's Office launched a probe into Chief of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 18 678 69 Previously in trend: National Anti-Corruption Bureau 
Kholodnytskyi has no intent to resign, confirms his office being bugged Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi says he learned about his own resignation from media reports. 5 377 15 Incidents 
PGO has been wiretapping top anti-corruption prosecutor for several months, wiretaps passed to prosecutor general The office of Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi was bugged by the detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) under supervision of the Public Service and State Property Investigations Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO). 28 605 175 Incidents Kholodnytskyi: Anti-corruption court not likely to become operational by end of year Chief of Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi says it is impossible to make the anti-corruption court operational immediately after the adoption of the corresponding bill. 16 294 54 Incidents 
Judge Pidbereznyi who tried to bribe SAP head Kholodnytskyi last year returns to work Hennadi Pidbereznyi, who was suspended from the post of the chairman of the Kyrovskyi district court of Dnipro last year after being nabbed red-handed while passing $50,000 in bribe to Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi, returned to his workplace. 33 737 172 Previously in trend: Grafters Prosecutors seek pre-trial custody for Trukhanov with 50 million hryvnia bail option Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi says that the prosecutors are going to request the court to place Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov in pre-trial custody with an option to post 50 million hryvnia (about $1,845,000) in bail. 14 485 42 Incidents 
FBI agents work in NABU on rotational basis, take no part in probes, SAP’s Kholodnytskyi says Chief of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi says the agents of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation are working in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on the rotational basis but they are not involved in the investigations carried out by the agency. 8 757 162 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 
NABU’s Sytnyk files complaint to PGO against SAP’s Kholodnytskyi, - media Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Artem Sytnyk lodged a complaint against the decision of Nazar Kholodnytskyi, the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), regarding the criminal case regarding the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP). 35 901 134 Oddities 
NABU lawfully cooperated with FBI, - Sytnyk, Kholodnytskyi Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Artem Sytnyk and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi insist that cooperation between Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies and members of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is in line with the international law and legislation of both countries. 11 689 76 Incidents 
PPB faction head Herasymov seeks law enforcement chiefs to report on recent conflict between agencies Leader of Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) faction Artur Herasymov demands the chiefs of NABU, SAP, PGO and SBU to be summoned to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to report on recent developments in the case of State Migration Service First Deputy Chief Dina Pimakhova and the NABU agents. 7 928 76 Previously in trend: Apprehension of NABU detective 
PGO, SBU unlawfully intervened in undercover operation, - NABU Undercover special operation carried out by the members of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (SAP) was compromised as the agencies lacked the right for independent wiretapping. 46 092 183 Previously in trend: National Anti-Corruption Bureau 
SAP requests 5M hryvnia in bail against detained Oleksandr Avakov, ex-Deputy Interior Minister Chebotar, - Kholodnytskyi. PHOTO The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) drafted motions on restrictive measures against three suspects in the case of possible embezzlement of public funds while procuring backpacks for the Interior Ministry. 27 041 88 Incidents 
SAP ready to finish investigation into Poliakov-Rozenblat case, - Head Kholodnytskyi The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) has sent a final draft indictment against MPs Boryslav Rozenblat and Maksym Poliakov to Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko. 6 493 25 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Bail of 5 million hryvnia posted for Judge Pidbereznyi, suspected of bribing SAP head Kholodnytskyi Prosecution says Hennadii Pidbereznyi's accomplice, former judge Nataliia Ovcharenko, remains in pretrial detention center. 21 519 54 Previously in trend: Grafters 
Two judges nabbed trying to bribe anti-corruption prosecutor Kholodnytskyi with $300,000. PHOTOS The Prosecutor General's Office together with the Security Service of Ukraine have apprehended the chairman of the Kirovskii District Court of Dnipro and a judge of the same court who tried to bribe the head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 164 055 169 Previously in trend: Grafters 
Names of seven people detained for embezzlement in Wall project made public Prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will serve indictments to persons that were detained as suspects of embezzling funds of the Wall project, aimed at enhancing Ukraine-Russia border. 52 577 105 Ukrainian Politics Prosecution to ask court to put ankle monitors on Rozenblat and Poliakov, - Kholodnytskyi The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will urge the Solomianskyi district court to oblige people's deputies Boryslav Rozenblat and Maksym Poliakov to wear ankle bracelets. 9 467 34 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
"It's an hour-long movie": SAP to present new evidence in Rozenblat case Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi says law enforcers will present new evidence in the case against MP Boryslav Rozenblat during today's session of the regulation committee of the Verkhovna Rada. 15 349 34 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Rada committee considers lifting immunity from MP Deidei. LIVE Parliamentary regulatory committee is considering a motion filed by Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko on agreeing to criminally prosecute People's Front MP Yevhen Deidei. 14 152 31 Ukrainian Politics 
Spanish law enforcers detain fugitive MP Onyshchenko’s mother at NABU request, - Kholodnytskyi MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko’s mother Inessa Kadyrova was detained by law enforcement officers in Spain on March 30 under the Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). 51 105 92 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case 
NABU files proceedings against Solomianskyi court Head Sheremetieva for dragging out Nasirov case, - Kholodnytskyi The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) says the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has initiated a criminal investigation against Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv Head Liudmyla Sheremetieva and is now determining its jurisdiction. 24 198 37 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov 
