KYIV: A feud between top Ukrainian law enforcement agencies that sparked a political crisis in July flared up again this week after the SBU security service accused anti-corruption watchdogs of deliberately targeting a former high-ranking agent.
The public showdown between the agencies first erupted after the SBU arrested two anti-graft officials for suspected ties to Russia, at a time when Kyiv is seeking to prove to European partners that it is tackling corruption even as it fights a war.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) on Tuesday brought charges against the SBU's former cyber-security chief of illegal enrichment, alleging that he had obtained a Kyiv apartment at a knockdown price with illicit funds and had falsely declared it.
The SBU responded swiftly, saying the accusation, rooted in a 2024 investigative report by Ukrainian media, was baseless and amounted to "revenge" for its own prosecution of the NABU officials. NABU has not publicly commented on that assertion. — Reuters
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