Explainer: How a corruption scandal and loyalty to Zelensky brought down Ukraine’s prosecutor general
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko once helped lead the crackdown on Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). On Sept. 7, a corruption scandal ultimately led to his downfall after the same bureau broke through the gates of his office. Kravchenko, long seen as a staunch loyalist of President Volodymyr Zelensky, resigned on Sept. 7 after NABU detectives exposed an alleged scam call…
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko faced a corruption scandal that led to his resignation on September 7. The same Ukraine National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) that exposed the scandal was investigating a scam call center protection racket run from Kravchenko's office. Kravchenko, long a loyal ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky, resigned after NABU detectives uncovered the alleged scheme, which included incriminating recordings of Kravchenko as a "boss" protecting the group.
Despite not being charged himself, Kravchenko appeared in the tapes and one of his top prosecutors was detained. Anti-corruption activists and lawmakers believe that replacing Kravchenko with another loyalist will not solve the problem, arguing that a transparent selection process and thorough reform of the prosecutorial system are necessary.
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