SBU raiding Zaporizhia mayor's office

Members of the Ukrainian SBU Security Service's department in Zaporizhia region are raiding the Zaporizhia City Hall premises on August 1, according to the Ukrainian-language service of Radio Liberty.

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The fact of searches was confirmed by SBU representative in the region Serhiy Levchenko, Radio Liberty said.

At the same time, the department has not yet informed what accusations were brought against officials of the mayor's office and what the SBU is looking for in their building.

Read alsoProsecutors raid Ukrenergo HQ as part of large-scale embezzlement case"Indeed, the SBU is conducting searches as part of criminal proceedings authorized by an investigating judge. Investigative actions are underway," Levchenko said.

As Zaporizhia Mayor Volodymyr Buriak was absent from work, a search warrant was handed over to one of his deputies.

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