The Attorney General’s Office accused NABU of “attempting to discredit”

The Attorney General’s office responded to NABU’s accusations of obstructing the prosecution of those responsible. The department believes that NABU distorts the facts and the media is used to pressure Venediktova.

The Attorney General’s Office alleges that the message published on Thursday, December 2, on the website of the National Anti-Corruption Office (NABU), in which the Attorney General’s Office was accused of allegedly obstructing the prosecution of those responsible in the case of the National Guard and in other cases, it is unfounded. The Attorney General’s Office believes that this is an attempt to discredit Attorney General Irina Venediktova and put pressure on her, reports the department’s press service.

“All decisions … are based solely on the requirements of Ukraine’s criminal procedural law, international treaties,” the message reads.

For example, it is noted that on December 1, 2020, Attorney General Irina Venediktova changed the group of prosecutors in the case of the seizure of 81 million hryvnia from the National Guard, which is being investigated by NABU detectives.

The message says that the case has become resonant. And for “a full, impartial, thorough and effective investigation of Venediktova, it was decided to include the Attorney General in the group.” Acting was also included. The head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Maxim Grischuk and the head of the SAP department, Andrey Dovgan.

The Attorney General’s Office noted that such actions did not require approval.

Venediktova also said that NABU detectives “in violation of the requirements of current legislation, distributed a video of undercover investigation search actions.”

The Prosecutor’s Office considers that this was done in order to pressure the Attorney General with the help of the media and public activists and unreasonably accuse him of “covering up possible defendants in a criminal proceeding.”

The Prosecutor’s Office also noted that all of the NABU’s reproaches against the Attorney General’s Office can “be considered exclusively as an attempt to publicly discredit both the head of the law enforcement agency and his employees, and reduce the level of trust in them to critically low through the manipulation of facts and baseless accusations. “

Furthermore, adds the Prosecutor’s Office, “the distortion of the real facts by the NABU may indicate an attempt to hide the ineffectiveness of the pre-trial investigations and the use of the media to pressure the Attorney General to make certain decisions. procedural “.

Recall that previously NABU announced pressure from the Attorney General’s Office.

It was also learned that Bankova Street reacted to the scandal with the deputy director of the OP.

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