The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) initiated a criminal case against Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi at the time when the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) was preparing to serve him with a notice of suspicion.
Ukrainian authorities have cracked down on corruption at the highest level of the country's judiciary. Experts say that while the case reveals just how deep the problem goes, it's also a step in the right direction.
Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (SAPO) Oleksandr Klymenko has said that it is necessary to adopt a range of legal amendments in order to strengthen liability for corruption.