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The Ukrainian parliament may soon vote on a bill that would release former officials convicted for corruption from prisons to serve in the military instead. Vitaliy Shabunin, the head of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC), explained the implications of such a step in an interview with NV Radio on May 1.
The Hr 30 million ($767,000) bail was paid for former Presidential Office advisor Artem Shylo, suspected in a corruption scheme connected to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), the Anti-Corruption Action Center reported on April 4.
Business associations appealed to the president and other authorities to ensure crucial reforms in Ukraine. Twenty-one Ukrainian business associations, including IT-Ukraine Association, CEO Club, Ukrainian Business Council, Chamber of Commerce and others, made a public appeal to the president, the Cabinet of Ministers and the Verkhovna Rada with a demand to ensure crucial steps for business are taken. The list of requirements from business includes three institutional reforms, in particular the restart of the Bureau of Economic Security (with a competitive selection of a new director that includes a decisive vote of the international representatives and recertification of staff) and the restart of the State Customs Service.
Artem Shylo, a former adviser at the President's office, was detained for allegedly leading a group formed in 2021 that stole funds from Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s national railway company.
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