Ukraine advances high-profile corruption probes amid concerns over judicial delays

Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities are intensifying enforcement operations while facing growing scrutiny over judicial delays. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) announced a joint special operation targeting an alleged criminal organization involving current and former lawmakers along with senior officials in the Office of the President.

Concurrently, NABU and SAP served former Vice Prime Minister and Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna with a notice of suspicion regarding illegal activity. Her legal team requested a closed hearing before the High Anti-Corruption Court to determine pre-trial measures. In another development, an officer with the Security Service of Ukraine faces charges over an alleged 1 million UAH draft-exemption scheme.

These actions unfold alongside concerns over judicial delays after several major corruption cases were closed due to expired statutes of limitations.

Sources: Liga net, NV, The Insider, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда