The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has forwarded to the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office a case file on possible corruption among the staff of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption, TSN news service reported citing its sources in SAPO.
“The files were here by 16:30 [on Thursday]. They include screenshots from correspondence via WhatsApp,” one of the sources told TSN.
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Ms Solomatina at a Thursday briefing has confirmed to reporters that the screenshots with her correspondence was attached to NABU’s case file
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Meanwhile, Solomatina said she had submitted a resignation letter.
She claims that “NAPC is not an independent body, it is fully controlled by the authorities.”
“Two of my colleagues and I, we were summoned to the presidential administration in September this year – the so-called NAPC curator offered that all inspection results and draft decisions be submitted for consideration to the presidential administration before being considered at the NAPC meetings,” Solomatina told the briefing.
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In turn, NAPC reported they would file a court suit demanding to refute allegations on possible falsifications during e-declaration checks.