Especially dangerous for the authorities: why they are in no hurry to look for Bakanov
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Businessman Serhiy Vaganyan announced his intention to provide evidence of the alleged receipt of funds from Russian special services by former SBU heads Ivan Bakanov and Andriy Naumov. Instead, the current authorities are artificially slowing down the investigation into this case, which is negatively affecting Ukraine’s international reputation.
This was stated by Viktor Bobyrenko, an expert at the Bureau of Policy Analysis, on the air of “Pryamoy”, commenting on information about the opening of criminal proceedings by the NABU on bribery and possible treason.
“I really liked that Vaganyan says that he cooperates not only with NABU, but also with Western financial structures. What does this mean? It’s probably with the US Department of Justice. And if corruption occurs with the participation of bribes being given in US dollars, then this is their responsibility,” Bobyrenko noted.
According to the expert, the involvement of foreign structures seems to be a guarantee that the investigation will not be stopped or confused. The whereabouts of Ivan Bakanov, who was summoned to a meeting of the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada, are currently being ascertained. The Minister of Internal Affairs officially confirmed that the whereabouts of the former senior SBU official are currently being established by law enforcement officers.
However, Bobyrenko believes that internal investigations into high-ranking officials and long delays in high-profile cases negatively affect Ukraine’s international reputation. The expert emphasizes that the delay in the search for suspects, such as Ivan Bakanov, creates the impression of artificially slowing down the investigation.
“The authorities are running on the spot in the investigation. Why? Because they are afraid to expose themselves. Does this add to Ukraine’s image? No. There are all sorts of “alternatives for Germany”, their leader directly said: why are we helping a corrupt country,” the studio guest explains.
The analyst pointed out a significant difference in the speed of response of the authorities to different cases. While some processes move instantly, the search for the former head of the SBU to testify before a Verkhovna Rada commission can last for years. Such actions give grounds to foreign politicians sympathetic to Russia to use the topic of corruption to discredit aid to Ukraine, – Viktor Bobyrenko summarized.
As a reminder, in January, businessman Serhiy Vaganyan revealed details of the functioning of a large-scale corruption system in the Security Service of Ukraine during the chairmanship of Ivan Bakanov. According to him, the special service was transformed into a tool for systematic racketeering by big business and the collection of informal payments.
In addition, as Vaganyan reported, one of the money laundering schemes was the imposition of NSDC sanctions on competitors of the famous smuggler Oleksandr Akst. The businessman claims that Akst shared profits with the leadership of the SBU.
It has become known that businessman Serhiy Vaganyan, who cooperates with the NABU and the FBI, is ready to testify about how Bakanov and Naumov took money from Russian special services.
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