The key facts
- Zelensky called the SBU scandal
New purges at the Security Service of Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on his Telegram channel that the Security Service of Ukraine faces a new wave of dismissals following a corruption scandal linked to the drug cartel Gazeta.Ru. He called the scandal within the security service
Bill on income declarations
In addition to personnel decisions, Zelensky said he had already approved a bill on restoring income declarations for all SBU employees — the goal, in his words, is to make the security service employees' lifestyle open to verification. The president called on parliament to adopt the law without delay. Thus, the announced measures include both dismissals that have already taken place and a document not yet passed by parliament: the bill has been approved by the president, but its fate depends on the Verkhovna Rada.
Background: Operation
The scandal became known on November 4: it was reported at the timethat Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau, as part of the anti-corruption operation dismissed two of his senior employees, who had become figures in the case. In addition, earlier some Ukrainian police officers were suspended from work after NABU searches.
