Ukrainian investigators fear corruption probes could get buried because the national anti-corruption bureau will soon be flooded by thousands of old cases and recently passed legislation could further hobble their work.
Their comments spotlight Kyiv’s patchy record on fighting corruption, which has delayed billions in aid from international donors who have supported Ukraine since the 2014 Maidan protests brought pro-Western forces to power.
They come after the NABU anti-corruption bureau launched an investigation this week into an allied crime-fighting agency over extortion allegations.
Beginning Monday, 3,500 cases that were registered before December 2015 will be transferred from the prosecutor’s office to NABU, which …read more
Source: Voice of America
