Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko publishes notice of suspicion against head of anti-corruption agency

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has published over 30 pages of the notice of suspicion issued against Semen Kryvonos, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). The prosecutor general stated that in 2008, Kryvonos engaged in the forgery of documents, which constitutes an offence under Article 358.2 and 358.3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Source: Ruslan Kravchenko on social media

Quote: "Informed Semen Yuriiovych Kryvonos that he is suspected of the following:

• forgery of a document issued by an institution, which confers rights, with the intention of its use by the forger, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons – namely, the commission of a criminal offence under Article 358.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (as amended on 11 June 2009)
• the use of a knowingly forged document – namely, the commission of a criminal offence under Article 358.3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (as amended on 11 June 2009)
• soliciting an unlawful benefit on an especially large scale for himself and third parties from an official holding a position of responsibility, in exchange for actions performed by said official in the interests of the provider of the unlawful benefit through the abuse of official position, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons – namely, the commission of a criminal offence under Article 368.4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (as amended on 23 October 2014)
• organising the drafting and issuance by an appraiser of a knowingly forged official document certifying specific facts that carry legal significance and confer specific rights or release from duties, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons – namely, the commission of a criminal offence under Article 27.3 and Article 358.3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (as amended on 23 October 2014)"

Details: The prosecutor general claims that in 2007, Kryvonos campaigned and resorted to bribing students at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and later, when criminal proceedings were opened regarding the actions of the current head of the NABU, he submitted a certificate confirming he had a minor child in order to evade punishment.

Kravchenko asserts that Kryvonos engaged in a fictitious adoption and, accordingly, the forgery of documents.

Background:

• Prior to this, Kravchenko said he had signed a notice of suspicion against NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and accused NABU and SAPO [the Specialised Anti-Сorruption Prosecutor's Office] of unlawfully seizing materials concerning cases against their employees during searches conducted as part of an anti-corruption operation called Operation Carthage in order to prevent procedural decisions in those cases.
• Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on parliament to urgently approve Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko's resignation.
• Ukrainska Pravda reported that, according to sources in law enforcement, Kravchenko left Ukraine in an official vehicle on the night of 13-14 September. Kravchenko confirmed that he had travelled abroad but said that he was on a business trip.

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