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Ukrainian, Polish law enforcement agencies conduct coordinated searches over suspected corruption scheme

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Ukrainian, Polish law enforcement agencies conduct coordinated searches over suspected corruption scheme
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Polish law enforcement services conducted searches regarding the potential corruption case on April 9, 2024. (The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine / Telegram)

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Polish law enforcement services conducted searches in Poland and Ukraine regarding a suspected weapons procurement corruption scheme, the bureau's press service said on April 9.

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine's Defense Ministry has been involved in several corruption scandals, namely related to the defense procurement.

The newly uncovered case supposedly concerns weapons purchases at inflated prices between April 2022 and February 2023, according to the bureau's statement.

Law enforcement agencies have investigated arms supply chains and suspected inflation of prices through intermediary companies registered outside of Ukraine. The investigation is ongoing, according to the bureau.

The searches were carried out thanks to the cooperation between the NABU, the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), Ukraine's Defense Ministry, and the Polish Police.

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Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

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