Ukraine AG Office Denies Suspicion Notice Was Served on NABU Chief

Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) rejected claims by former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko that NABU Director Semen Kryvonos had been officially served with a suspicion notice. The OPG stated that no individual in the relevant criminal case had been formally notified of suspicion as required under Ukraine's Criminal Procedure Code.

Conflicting Accounts

In connection with the spread of the statement about the alleged notification of suspicion to one of the heads of anti-corruption bodies, we inform you: such information does not correspond to reality. No person, including the head of the anti-corruption body, has been notified of suspicion in the manner prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, the OPG stated.

The office added that records in the Unified State Register of Pre-trial Investigations regarding the suspicion notice had been cancelled.

Kravchenko's Counterclaim

Shortly after the OPG announcement, Kravchenko posted a counter-statement insisting the suspicion notice was properly sent, confirmed by postal receipts, and warning that any attempt to remove data from the register constitutes political interference.

The conflict erupted after Kravchenko, who resigned as Prosecutor General on September 7 amid a NABU-SAP corruption probe, published a video accusing Kryvonos of sham adoption in an old case and then left Ukraine on an official vehicle overnight.

• OPG: no suspicion notice formally served under procedure
• Kravchenko insists notice was delivered and any removal is illegal
• Underlying case involves allegations of forgery and wrongful enrichment against Kryvonos