Ukraine anti-corruption agency blocked during probe into MPs bribery scheme – POLITICO

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Saturday that state security officers had obstructed its detectives during investigative actions linked to a corruption probe involving sitting members of parliament.

In a statement published on its official Telegram channel, NABU said that “employees of the State Protection Directorate are resisting NABU detectives during investigative actions,” adding that “access for detectives is being restricted.” The bureau stressed that “obstructing investigative actions is a direct violation of the law.”

NABU said its detectives were acting within the framework of an ongoing criminal investigation overseen by the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP). It did not specify which officials ordered the restrictions or how long the obstruction lasted.