Kravchenko says NABU director Kryvonos adopted child in 2009 to dodge criminal charges

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko accused NABU Director Semen Kryvonos of adopting a child in 2009 to avoid criminal charges. Kravchenko shared a video on September 14 alleging Kryvonos used the adoption to dodge a vote-buying case. Kryvonos, who was not the NABU director at that time, was suspected of bribing university students in Kyiv to vote for Yulia Tymoshenko's party.

The criminal proceedings were closed in 2010. Kryvonos denied all allegations when interviewed for the NABU director position. The Prosecutor General's Office claimed Kryvonos orchestrated a scheme to fake the adoption, creating artificial grounds for amnesty and escaping charges. A judge released Kryvonos from liability on June 25, 2009, after he reportedly submitted a forged birth certificate to the court.

Kryvonos petitioned to remove his name as the child's father from official records in May 2018, a motion the judge granted. Kravchenko filed criminal charges against Kryvonos on September 14, alleging he forged official documents to secure a large illicit benefit. Kryvonos has not yet been formally charged and called the case fabricated.

NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office described Kravchenko's actions as a continuation of attacks on independent anti-corruption institutions. Zelenskyy called for Kravchenko's dismissal from office and urged the Ukrainian Parliament to support it.