Ukraine anti-corruption agency says it tried to raid parliament, stopped by guards

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency says security services are preventing its officers from raiding the parliament, as the investigators say some MPs were implicated in a new organized crime probe.

“NABU and SAPO, following an undercover operation, exposed an organized criminal group that included current members of parliament,” the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) says.

“Employees of the State Security Department are resisting NABU officers during investigative actions in committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,” it adds, referring to Ukraine’s parliament.

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According to local reports, NABU officers are currently carrying out arrests inside Kyiv’s government district, though they have not yet gained access to the parliament building itself.

The attempted raid comes amid an ongoing corruption scandal at the heart of Ukraine’s government, which has forced the resignation of several top officials in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle, including his longtime chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, who stepped down last month after being implicated in the ongoing investigation.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.