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The current political climate in Ukraine is facing significant challenges as several deputies are embroiled in corruption scandals and criminal activities. The State Bureau of Investigation and National Police have uncovered multiple cases involving deputies setting up fraud mechanisms, embezzlement schemes, and accepting bribes for personal gain. High-profile cases include the detention of a Zhytomyr deputy for arranging state jobs for a fee and an MP in the Kirovohrad region charged with supplying low-quality military uniforms. Moreover, the High Anti-Corruption Court has made landmark rulings on deputies taking bribes, with sentences ranging from fines to prison terms. These cases highlight a systemic issue within the political framework that needs comprehensive reform and accountability to restore public trust.

What are the recent corruption charges against Ukrainian deputies?

Recent charges include embezzlement of funds for military supplies, arranging employment for bribes, and accepting kickbacks. These cases demonstrate judicial action against malpractices among deputies.

How is the SBI involved in addressing deputy crimes in Ukraine?

The State Bureau of Investigation actively pursues investigations against deputies involved in corruption, fraud, and bribery. Their role is crucial in the pre-trial process and in collaborating with other law enforcement agencies.

What legal consequences do deputies face for bribery in Ukraine?

Deputies involved in bribery may face significant legal consequences, including investigation by specialized anti-corruption courts, possible imprisonment, and fines, reflecting Ukraine's efforts to tackle such crimes.

Why is deputy crime a significant issue in Ukraine today?

Deputy crime undermines trust in governmental institutions, obstructs effective governance, and highlights critical loopholes in the political and legal systems, necessitating broad reforms.

How have political bodies responded to allegations against MPs and deputies?

Political bodies have initiated legal procedures, enforcing stricter oversight and introducing legislative measures aimed at reducing corruption. However, public and political pressure demands more rigorous action.

What impact does deputy corruption have on Ukraine's international image?

Corruption among deputies damages Ukraine's international reputation, affects foreign relations, and can deter investment, making it essential to address issues transparently and effectively.

Can deputies be removed from office for corruption charges?

Yes, deputies can be removed and face legal actions if found guilty of corruption. The law provides procedures for suspending their responsibilities, reinforcing accountability standards.

What reforms are suggested to counteract deputy corruption?

Proposed reforms include stricter anti-corruption laws, enhanced transparency in political funding, instituting regular audits, and strengthening the judicial framework for timely and fair prosecutions.

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MP Volodymyr Moroz died People’s Deputy Volodymyr Moroz died Volodymyr Moroz, a member of the parliamentary group "Restoring Ukraine", has died. 9 738 0

deputy, sbi SBI detains Zhytomyr regional council deputy who "arranged" jobs in state institutions for $10,000. PHOTOS According to the investigation, the suspect set up a mechanism for seizing citizens' funds under the pretext of their official employment. 3 478 11 Previously in trend: Suspicions of deputies

In Kirovohrad region they will try MP for embezzlement of UAH 11 million on military uniforms He embezzled UAH 11 million on supply of low-quality military uniforms: MP will be tried in Kirovohrad region - SBI. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the SID of the National Police, completed a pre-trial investigation into a deputy of one of the city councils of Kirovohrad region who, together with his accomplices, supplied low-quality clothing to the military. 3 037 13 Previously in trend: Clothing procurement for AFU Embezzlement of funds

HACC convicts ex-MP and ex-prosecutor for $40,000 bribe Bribe of $40,000 for removal of obstacles to business: ex-prosecutor and ex-deputy from Odesa region convicted - HACC The High Anti-Corruption Court has convicted a former deputy head of the Izmail local prosecutor's office and a former deputy of the Odesa regional council for taking a bribe. 1 241 3 Previously in trend: Bribery in government

Anatolii Hunko People’s Deputy Hunko sentenced to 7 years in prison for taking $85,000 bribe People`s Deputy Anatolii Hunko was sentenced to 7 years in prison for receiving $85,000 in bribes to ensure that a private enterprise was granted a lease of state land from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 8 333 38 Previously in trend: MP Hunko’s sentence

NABU Between 2022 and 2024, law enforcement officers served suspicion notices to 41 MPs - NABU In the period from 2022 to 2024, law enforcement officers served suspicion notices to 41 current and former MPs. 1 138 18 Previously in trend: Suspicions of deputies

Poltava regional council deputy ordered murder of businessman He ordered murder to appropriate business: SSU detains Poltava regional council deputy. PHOTOS A deputy of the Poltava regional council was detained for ordering the murder of the owner of a local agricultural company to further appropriate his business. 6 601 28

Oleksandr Korniienko on suspicions against People’s Deputies At least 50 People’s Deputies received suspicions - Korniienko assesses scale of corruption in Rada At least 50 People's Deputies from the current Rada have received suspicions from law enforcement agencies. 8 162 77

servant of people Roman Kravets "Servant of People" Kravets left Ukraine due to fears of a scandal over false conclusion of MMC - media Roman Kravets, the "Servant of the People", who is also known as the owner of the "Joker" Telegram channel, left Ukraine on 26 October 2024 and has been in Europe since then. Kravets left the country after a correspondence with a Hromadske journalist, who soon published an extensive investigation, which revealed, among other things, that he had received a "white ticket" in MMC while abroad. 32 710 89

Embezzlement in the procurement of clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine Fraud for $10 million in procurement of uniforms for AFU: Former Defense Ministry advisor and People’s Deputy suspected. VIDEO&PHOTOS A scheme to embezzle more than $10 million for the purchase of military uniforms for the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been exposed. A former advisor to the Ministry of Defence, a former People`s Deputy and his son are suspected of the fraud. 8 362 30

нардеп Дмитрук дав інтерв’ю Раша Тудей "Servant of People" Dmytruk appeared on mouthpiece of Russian propaganda Russia Today Ukrainian MP Artem Dmytruk, who was brought to the Verkhovna Rada by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of the "Servants of the People" party, gave an interview to Russia Today. 30 185 127

Родина нардепа Касая придбала нерухомість в ОАЕ Relatives of "servant of people" Kasai bought real estate in Dubai for one million dollars during war - media. PHOTO During the war, the daughter and nephew of Hennadii Kasai, a member of the Defence Committee of the "Servant of the People" party, purchased luxury real estate in Dubai for more than one million dollars. The Kasais purchased this property in 2022-2023, at a time when the MP's family was caught up in a scandal involving the supply of jackets for the army from Turkey of inadequate quality and at inflated prices. 14 486 63

СБУ затримала ексдепутата-регіонала, який наводив російські удари на Сумщину Former deputy, who worked for FSB and carried out hostile attacks on Sumy region, was detained - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service detained a 48-year-old former deputy of the Shostka City Council from the banned Party of Regions in the Sumy region. He spied on the Defence Forces and called on ruscists to bomb the city. 5 426 23 Previously in trend: War

народний депутат Стефанчук Микола Polish media with reference to "servant of people" Mykola Stefanchuk wrote about end of the war and elections in 6-9 months, People’s Deputy says it is fake The Polish edition of Wiadomości w Onet published an interview with a member of the Servant of the People faction, the brother of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Mykola Stefanchuk, in which he claims that the presidential election in Ukraine will take place in six to nine months, because the war will end in victory. The People's Deputy himself denies such a conversation with the Polish journalist. 9 967 74 Previously in trend: War

народний депутат Ірина Аллахвердієва Кормишкіна Arakhamia and Kim bailed out "Servant of the People" People’s Deputy Kormyshkina, suspected of illicit enrichment of UAH 20 million The Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a measure of restraint in the form of a personal guarantee on People's Deputy from the "Servant of the People" faction Iryna Kormyshkina (the previous surname Allakhverdiieva). The guarantors were the head of the SP faction, Davyd Arakhamia, and the head of the Mykolaiv RMA, Vitalii Kim. 30 433 240 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

рада Yesterday, Rada worked for 30 minutes, there were no votes due to empty hall, - People’s Deputy Rudyk On October 14, the Verkhovna Rada worked for only 30 minutes, and voting on important issues for the country at war did not take place due to the absence of people's deputies at work. 4 426 42 Previously in trend: War

Депутат Київради від партії УДАР Ігор Опадчий Kyiv City Council member Opadchyi: Authorities organized problems with law enforcement to make me step down Ihor Opadchyi, a member of the Kyiv City Council from Vitalii Klytschko's UDAR party, claims pressure from the Presidential Office. He claims that he began to have problems with law enforcement agencies after he refused to step down. 2 523 13

автівки нардепів MPs continue to buy luxury cars during war and "hide" them on relatives - media. PHOTO MPs continue to update their car fleets by registering new cars for relatives or related companies and not declaring their use. 11 645 58 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

розслідування БігусІнфо про маєтки нардепів Relatives of four MPs became owners of luxury real estate during war - media. PHOTO Relatives of four MPs became owners of luxury real estate during the full-scale war. 11 697 58

Нардеп Куницький побив чоловіка в Києві "Servant of People" Kunytskyi beats man in centre of Kyiv - police. VIDEO On the evening of September 12, the Kyiv police received a report from a man about a beating. 37 388 148

Нардеп Копитін потрапив у ДТП "Servant of People" Kopytin got into accident on Kyiv-Odesa highway: he was hospitalized On the Kyiv-Odesa highway in Bila Tserkva, on the evening of Wednesday, August 28, an accident involving one of the current deputies occurred. He was a passenger in a car that drove into a concrete barrier. 5 501 54

Олег Мейдич MP Meidych could go on holiday to Italy under guise of business trips - "Slidstvo.Info" In the spring and summer of 2023, Oleh Meidych, a member of the "Batkivshchyna" party and first deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, received permission from the Verkhovna Rada to go on a business trip, and he apparently went on holiday to Italy. 12 659 26

На кордоні затримано депутата Deputy of banned OPFL is detained near border with Slovakia, who is accused of activities against Ukraine. PHOTOS (updated) Border guards detained a man near the border with Slovakia, who turned out to be a deputy of one of the city councils of the Cherkasy region, who is accused, in particular, of justifying and denying the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. 9 565 25

Під виглядом волонтерів переправив за кордон 74 ухилянтів Under guise of volunteers, he smuggled 74 draft dodgers abroad: village council deputy will be tried in Ternopil region A pre-trial investigation has been completed against a deputy of a village council in Ternopil region who organized an illegal scheme to smuggle persons who were subject to mobilization across the state border of Ukraine. The suspect faces up to seven years in prison. 3 880 22

Стефанчук про відкликання нардепів Ukraine should create institute for recalling MPs - Stefanchuk The Verkhovna Rada proposes to think about creating an institution of recalling MPs. 3 143 62

Депутатка від БЮТ Орлова викрита на п’яному водінні авто у Києві People’s Deputy from Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc Orlova is caught drunk driving in Kyiv Anastasiia Orlova, People`s Deputy of the Obukhiv District Council from Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna party, was driving her Mercedes in the center of Kyiv almost at midnight in a state of intoxication. 12 743 50

нардеп Задорожній Микола HACC imposes UAH 3 million bail on "servant of people" Zadorozhnii in case of extortion of kickbacks from repair works in Sumy region On July 17, the investigating judge of the HACC imposed a preventive measure on People's Deputy from the Servant of the People faction Mykola Zadorozhnii, who was caught extorting a bribe for not interfering with the repair of infrastructure in the Sumy region. 2 179 16 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

набу,сап "Servant of People" Zadrozhnii demanded UAH 3.4 million bribe for not obstructing repair of water supply in Sumy region (updated) Bribery on infrastructure repairs in Sumy region: People's Deputy served a notice of suspicion 14 045 73 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

ермак,тищенко Yermak: Tyshchenko’s behavior is incompatible with status of People’s Deputy The head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Yermak, commented on the conflict in Dnipro involving People's Deputy Mykola Tyshchenko. 17 996 114

Депутат Ужгородської міськради затриманий на хабарі Uzhhorod City Council deputy is detained for bribery for assistance in obtaining deferment from military service. PHOTO A deputy of the Uzhhorod City Council was detained for taking a bribe to help him obtain a deferment from military service. 2 475 7 Previously in trend: Grafters

вр Rada reached deadlock: there are not enough votes, deputies are dissatisfied and complain about OP - The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s parliament is on the verge of a crisis because MPs are demotivated and resentful of the Presidential Office. They do not want to attend meetings and vote for important laws. 25 096 136 Ukrainian Politics

депутат,вр,рада,верховна More than 50 MPs are suspects in criminal cases - CHESNO. INFOGRAPHICS At least 54 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation have been suspected of criminal offences. 25 of them are suspected of corruption. 3 907 30 Ukrainian Politics

назк NACP has drawn up more than hundred administrative protocols and conclusions on corruption offenses of people’s deputies, most of them against "servants of people". INFOGRAPHICS The NACP has drawn up at least 70 administrative protocols and 34 substantiated conclusions against people’s deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation for alleged corruption offenses. 1 581 13 Incidents

бігус Several people’s deputies have renewed their car fleets since 2022: they explain it by beekeeping and their spouses’ businesses Analyzing people’s deputies’ declarations for 2022, journalists found a significant upgrade in the deputies’ car fleets. The cars are most often registered to wives, assistants, or friends. 10 135 41 Ukrainian Politics

бігусінфо MP Torokhtii declared SUV Mercedes worth UAH 10 thousand - media Bohdan Torokhtii, MP of the "For the Future" party, and his wife, Alina Levchenko, declared a 2020 Mercedes-Benz G 400 in their 2022 declaration. The cost of the SUV is UAH 10 thousand. 18 230 108 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

олександр,валерійович,маріковський "Servant of People" Marikovskyi is suspected of false declaration of cryptocurrency worth almost UAH 25 million The SAPO served a notice of suspicion to Oleksandr Marikovskyi, People’s Deputy from the Servant of the People party, of deliberately entering knowingly false information in the declaration. 2 289 20 Ukrainian Politics

корецький Koretsky, deputy of Poltava Regional Council, continues to own business in Russia, in particular hotel in suburbs of Moscow, where Russian military stays - mass media Mykola Koretsky, deputy of the Poltava Regional Council from the "Fatherland" party, continues to own several businesses in Russia and the "Rus" hotel in the suburbs of Moscow, where Russian military personnel stay. 2 969 13 Society

закарпаття Explosion in village council in Zakarpattia: Deputy Batryn, who detonated grenades during meeting, is to undergo forensic psychiatric expert examination On January 16, SSU investigators ordered a forensic psychiatric expert examination of deputy Serhii Batryn, who detonated grenades during a meeting of the Keretsky village council of Khust district of the Zakarpattia region. 1 751 22 Society

стефанчук Stefanchuk: There is no overwhelming number of resignations from People’s Deputies The current composition of the parliament is the smallest in the history of Ukraine: 401 people’s deputies remain in the Verkhovna Rada. The Constitution stipulates that the Verkhovna Rada becomes incapable of functioning if there are fewer than 300 people’s deputies. 2 351 20 Ukrainian Politics

стефанчук Stefanchuk on new requirements for People’s Deputies to travel abroad: Theses from MFA are implementation of one voice principle The fact that People’s Deputies receive theses from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine before their business trips abroad is not an attempt to restrict their activities, but will help to implement the principle of one voice in state policy in the international arena, said the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk. 5 323 76 Ukrainian Politics

руслан,стефанчук Stefanchuk ordered to send abroad only people’s deputies who received "theses" from Ministry of Foreign Affairs on what to tell world - mass media. DOCUMENT New rules for working abroad have been introduced for people’s deputies since the new year. Now, their statements on a business trip will not be considered if the MP has not received "theses" from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his official statements and comments on the international arena. 9 491 83 Ukrainian Politics

корнієнко How will battalion of 200 people’s deputies, who will not vote at this time, help us win war?" - "Servant of people" Kornienko Sending people’s deputies to the front will make the Verkhovna Rada incapable of functioning. 15 644 164 Previously in trend: War

зсу,мобілізація Current MPs have deferral from conscription during mobilization, while civil servants, employees of BEB and prosecutors are not eligible - draft law Draft Law No. 10378 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving Certain Issues of Mobilization, Military Registration and Military Service" submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers to the Verkhovna Rada clarifies who is not subject to mobilization and is entitled to a deferment. 65 320 62 War in Ukraine

зеленський I can’t dissolve Verkhovna Rada because of MPs’ behaviour, elections can’t be held during war - Zelensky President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he could not dissolve the Verkhovna Rada because of the MPs’ disagreement, as elections cannot be held during the war. 2 980 39 Ukrainian Politics

схеми Judges, MPs, MIA and SBI employees became owners of luxury cars during war - media. PHOTO Skhemy journalists analysed the State Register of Declarations, which was reopened to the public on 10 December, and found a number of civil servants who purchased luxury cars after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Among them are MPs, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Bureau of Investigation, judges of district and appellate administrative courts. 56 060 102 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

нацполіція Deputy in village council in Zakarpattia detonated grenades: he died, 26 people were injured. VIDEO&PHOTOS A deputy detonated grenades in the building of the Keretsky village council in Zakarpattia. He was killed and 26 people were injured. 47 895 172 Incidents

арахамія Arakhamia says many MPs want to resign: We’re not letting people go anymore Currently, many MPs are expressing a desire to resign. 39 923 279 Ukrainian Politics

вр People’s Deputies Yefimov, Shpenov and Danilov have resigned their deputy’s seats The Verkhovna Rada has prematurely terminated the powers of three people’s deputies: Maksym Yefimov ("Restoration" group), Dmytro Shpenov (unaffiliated) and Vitalii Danilov ("Batkivshchyna" ("Fatherland")). 5 848 15 Ukrainian Politics