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NABU detains Deputy Minister of Infrastructure on bribery allegations

by The Kyiv Independent news deskJanuary 21, 2023 10:16 pm
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NABU detains Deputy Minister of Infrastructure on bribery allegationsDeputy Minister of Infrastructure Vasyl Lozynskiy in 2021. (Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine)

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine detained Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Vasyl Lozynskiy on Jan 21, according to the ministry.

According to the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet, NABU has been looking into potential corruption involving Lozynskiy since September. The deputy minister allegedly accepted $400,000 in bribes for the procurement of electricity generators.

The Ministry of Infrastructure issued a statement saying that they “provide full assistance to the investigation” and that Lozynskiy was fired.

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