Operatives of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine on Wednesday detained an agent of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) during an attempt to hand over a bribe to the first deputy chief of the State Migration Service, Dina Pimakhova, the SMS press service reported on its website.
The report says the agent of the anti-graft watchdog has for several months repeatedly tried to provoke Pimakhova to accept a bribe, offering large sums for illegally legalizing in Ukraine Vietnamese and Iranian nationals, who did not actually exist as it turned out.
"As a law-abiding citizen, Dina Pimakhova reported to law enforcers that a bribe was being imposed onto her," the statement said, adding that the law enforcers responded by carrying out an operation to document the allegedly illegal activities of the NABU operative.
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The report says the NABU official may be charged with provocation of bribery.
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The investigation is underway.