Ukraine's anti-graft bodies flex muscles days after independence reinstated
發佈日期: 2025-08-03 21:51
TVB News
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies said they have arrested a number of officials involved in a major graft scheme.
This only days after the agencies' independence was restored following street protests throughout the country.
In a statement published jointly by anti-graft investigators and prosecutors, it was revealed that officials were arrested for making state contracts with supplier companies at inflated prices and receiving kickbacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there must be zero tolerance for corruption and a clear teamwork to expose graft.
The independence of Kyiv's anti-corruption agencies was reinstated by its parliament last Thursday after a move to take it away resulted in the country's largest demonstrations since the Russian invasion in 2022.
Top European officials had told Zelenskyy that Ukraine was jeopardising its bid for European Union membership by curbing the powers of its anti-graft authorities.
