Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies probe senior officials in Zelenskyy's office
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired one of his most senior officials Wednesday as corruption investigators named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case. The stunning developments came a day after Ukraine’s recently fired defense minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion. Although…
Kyiv, Ukraine - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a top official on Wednesday as anti-corruption investigators identified a deputy head of the presidential office as a suspect in a money-laundering case. The news emerged just one day after the recently fired defense minister called for national elections, despite Russia's ongoing invasion that has lasted over four years.
While Zelenskyy himself was not implicated in the investigation, it posed the risk of entangling him in another political crisis and tested his resilience.
The investigation, conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, identified a group of individuals allegedly involved in laundering 150 million hryvnias ($3.4 million) to secure bail for a defendant in a major corruption case last year. The case, linked to the state-owned nuclear power company, resulted in the resignations of Ukraine's justice and energy ministers.
The newest suspects include a former lawmaker, the chairperson of a state bank's board, and the head of the bank's supervisory board, in addition to the deputy head of the presidential office.
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