In brief: Ukraine’s Security Service removed two senior officials amid a widening NABU investigation into an alleged criminal network involving fraudulent call centers, bribery and organized crime. The probe has already led to the resignation of Ukraine’s prosecutor general.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has removed two senior officials from their posts amid a sweeping corruption investigation into an alleged criminal network accused of bribing law enforcement officers to protect fraudulent call centers, illegal businesses and violent criminal activities.
The dismissals, announced Wednesday, Nov. 4, mark the latest development in a high-profile investigation that has already forced the resignation of Ukraine’s prosecutor general and raised questions about alleged corruption within the country’s security and law enforcement institutions.
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SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad ordered the removal of two senior officers implicated in the investigation conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), according to an official statement published on Telegram.
The Security Service said Poklad expected a “transparent, objective and impartial” investigation, signaling its willingness to cooperate with NABU despite longstanding tensions between the two agencies.
The dismissals came as anti-corruption investigators carried out searches targeting senior security officials suspected of connections to a criminal organization accused of operating an extensive network of fraudulent businesses.
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