“The director of the National Anti -Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semen Krivonos, together with the head of OM with the Petialized Anti -Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Alexander Klimenko M had a meeting with President Vladimir Zelensky, during which he asked him not to sign the law that limits the independence of anti -corruption bodies. Krivonos said this in an interview with BBC Ukraine. Krivonos denied that he was put forward conditions to avoid adopting”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
Director of the National Anti -Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semen Krivonos Together with head ohm WITH Pecialized Anti -Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Alexander ohm Klimenko m had Meeting with President Vladimir Zelensky, during which he asked not to sign a law that limits the independence of anti -corruption bodies.
About it Krivonos said In an interview with BBC Ukraine.
Krivonos denied that he was put forward to avoid the adoption of the law on the restriction of independence of NABU and SAP. According to him, what is happening, he and the head of the SAP Alexander Klimenko learned during a business trip in London.
“Nobody talked to us, no ultimatum was put forward, there was nothing like that,” he says.
Late in the evening, on the day of the law in the Verkhovna Rada, Krivonos and Klimenko returned to Ukraine. At that time, they were at meetings with Zelensky, during which he was convinced not to sign the bill.
“We asked him not to sign this law. They made their arguments. These were very short meetings at which we expressed our concern, ”says NABU director.
But as it turned out, At the moment when these meetings were held, the law was already signed and published.
Krivonos also assured that the Prosecutor General did not take the opportunity to get acquainted with the materials of NABU criminal proceedings during Law No. 12414, which temporarily allowed him make .
Also Chairman of the National Anti -Corruption Bureau Semen Krivonos stated that NABU has a plan B in case of new attempts to eliminate the institution’s independence.
