A criminal case has been opened against the Minister of Defense in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reports, citing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of #Ukraine. NABU, at the request of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (ACAC), has launched a pre-trial investigation against Rustem Umerov. The agency is asking to check his “possible illegal actions” under the article on abuse of power or official position. However, the grounds for initiating the case are unknown. Prior to this, Umerov initiated an internal investigation at the Defense Procurement Agency, which is responsible for purchasing military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after which he suspended the head of the agency, Maryna Bezrukova, from her post. The Anti-Corruption Action Center considered this illegal. Today, he also fired his deputy, Dmytro Klimenkov.
#Ukraine