{"id":1344291,"date":"2026-01-14T11:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/tymoshenko-tapes-nabu-releases-audio-in-bribery-case\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:55:50","slug":"tymoshenko-tapes-nabu-releases-audio-in-bribery-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/tymoshenko-tapes-nabu-releases-audio-in-bribery-case\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTymoshenko Tapes\u201d: NABU Releases Audio in Bribery Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"431\"><strong>The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has released audio recordings in a case involving an alleged offer of an improper benefit to MPs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"431\"> This <a href=\"https:\/\/nabu.gov.ua\/news\/kerivnytci-deputats-ko-fraktci-parlamentu-povidomleno-pro-pidozru\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was reported<\/a> to NABU.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"595\"> The NABU noted that they released audio materials as part of a pre-trial investigation into possible systemic bribery of MPs.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"865\"> According to the investigation, the recordings contain a woman&#8217;s voice, which, according to law enforcement officers, is similar to that of Yulia Tymoshenko. The audio discusses the mechanism of voting in exchange for illegal benefits, as well as instructions on supporting, abstaining, or not participating in the vote.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1084\"> NABU emphasizes that this is not about one-time agreements, but about the possible creation of a regular mechanism of cooperation with individual MPs, which provided for payments in advance and was designed for a long period.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1177\"> The recordings also, according to the investigation, mention ignoring certain government appointments.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 672px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1344291-1\" width=\"672\" height=\"848\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0802.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0802.mp4\">https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0802.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1283\"> NABU has not yet released any other details.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1283\"> Earlier, it was reported <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/tymoshenko-pidtverdyla-nichnyy-obshuk-v-ofisi-batkivshchyny\/\">that the leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, announced the conduct of nightly &#8220;urgent investigative actions&#8221; at the party office.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1283\"> As a reminder, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/yuliia-tymoshenko-pid-prytsilom-nabu-ta-sap-vyiavyly-koruptsiiu-u-verkhovniy-radi\/\">the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor&#8217;s Office (SAP) have uncovered a large-scale scheme to influence the legislative process<\/a> . In particular, the head of one of the parliamentary factions allegedly offered financial rewards to colleagues for supporting or blocking specific initiatives in the meeting hall. 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The NABU noted that they released audio materials as part of a pre-trial investigation into possible systemic bribery of MPs. According to the investigation, the recordings contain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":546828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76885],"class_list":["post-1344291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1344291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1344291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1344291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}