Key facts
- Former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko alleged on Oct. 27 that Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies were involved in a conspiracy against him.
- NABU and SAPO denied Kravchenko's claims, calling them untrue and an attempt to secure protection.
- Kravchenko is on the run in Austria and has not been officially charged.
- Two Ukrainian military intelligence officers were detained in Austria in early October.
- Kravchenko's office was searched in September as part of a probe into an alleged racket protecting scam call centers.
Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko alleged on Oct. 27 that officials from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) were involved in a conspiracy against him. The agencies denied the claims, stating they were untrue and an attempt by Kravchenko to secure protection in his country of residence. Kravchenko, who is on the run in Austria, has not been officially charged. His statement followed the detention of two Ukrainian military intelligence officers in Austria in early October. Kravchenko claimed these officers belonged to a special military intelligence unit and that one had previously worked in NABU's external surveillance unit. He also alleged that a group had been sent to carry out unlawful acts of violence, with potential involvement from NABU and SAPO chiefs and the President's Office. Kravchenko's office was searched in September as part of a corruption probe, and a top prosecutor described as his confidant was charged. Kravchenko resigned on Sept. 7, left Ukraine on Sept. 14, and approved charges against the head of the investigating bureau, which were later canceled by his office before his parliamentary dismissal.