This audio is created with AI assistance
Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight.
Become a member Support us just once
Gizo Uglava, the second-in-command at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), has been fired following a probe into his alleged pressure on a whistleblower, the bureau said on Sept. 3.
Semen Kryvonos, head of the NABU, dismissed his first deputy chief Uglava for violating a public servant's oath, ethics rules and the Ukrainian law on public service, the NABU said.
On Aug. 28, a disciplinary commission recommended firing or reprimanding Uglava, who denied the accusations of wrongdoing. The decision followed a probe into Uglava’s alleged pressure on a whistleblower who revealed that the NABU’s first deputy chief was allegedly leaking information to suspects and undermining the bureau’s credibility.
Anti-corruption activists and experts describe Kryvonos’ decision on Uglava as a crucial test for the NABU’s integrity and independence. The reputation of the NABU, set up in 2015 as part of Western-backed anti-corruption reforms, has been undermined by the whistleblower scandal.
Uglava has been the NABU's first deputy chief, effectively second-in-command, for nine years. He was suspended upon his own request in May after the probe was launched, but has criticized the public calls to fire him.
NABU is a key agency in Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure, set up after the 2014 EuroMaidan Revolution to fight graft....
Costco markets its Kirkland Signature Fish Oil supplements as supporting heart health while failing to disclose their potential risks, a new class action lawsuit alleges. Plaintiff Donna Costan fi...