This comes a day after the official was arrested on suspicion of being involved in corruption.
And the National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported on Saturday that Vasil Luzincic, who has held his position since May 2020, "Received $400,000 to facilitate the conclusion of contracts for the purchase of equipment and generators at inflated prices"while facing Ukraine There is a shortage of electricity yet Russian strikes on power facilities.
A history of corruption
- operations Embezzlement and bribery frequent in Ukraine For decades, it has a long history of endemic corruption and shaky governance.
- The European Union has made implementing anti-corruption reforms one of its main requirements for Ukraine’s accession, after granting Kyiv candidate status last year.
Zelensky pledged
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said corruption, a chronic problem in the country, would not be tolerated and pledged to take major decisions on eradicating it this week.
- "This week will be the time to make appropriate decisions. Resolutions have already been prepared. I don’t want to publish it at the moment but it will all be fair"According to Zelensky.
- Zelensky, who was elected overwhelmingly in 2019 on pledges to change the way the ex-Soviet country was run, said his government had accepted the resignation of a deputy minister after an investigation into allegations he had accepted a bribe.
Another corruption case
In another case related to suspicions of corruption, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense denied the accusations made by local media reports related to the conclusion of supply contracts at low prices. "Two to three times higher" market prices for basic food products.
According to the site "Zad NUA" In news, the value of the contract signed for the year 2023 is about 13 billion hryvnias, or 350 million dollars at the current exchange rate.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense replied that: "You buy the relevant products according to the procedures stipulated in the law"According to media reports "False".
The ministry added that the reports "Posted with intent to manipulate"pointing to "Prepare documents" with a view to opening an investigation "Spread" This information "misleading" that "Harm the interests of the defense during an exceptional period".
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense emphasized "The principle of zero tolerance for corruption"confirmed that "Controls are done" regarding the contracts concluded.
But she announced action "internal audit" And"urgent meeting" Chaired by Defense Minister Oleksic Reznikov, it is scheduled to be held Monday in order to highlight "On the procedures and circumstances of purchasing foodstuffs for the military for the year 2023".
And the Ukrainian Ministry pledged in its statement that "If violations are detected in the activities of Ministry of Defense officials, they will be held responsible in accordance with applicable law".
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And he said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal via Telegram: “The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine orders the dismissal of V.M. Lozhinkych from the post of Deputy Minister of Development of Municipalities, Regions and Infrastructure of Ukraine Ukraine“.
This comes a day after the official was arrested on suspicion of being involved in corruption.
And the National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported on Saturday that Vasil Luzincic, who has held his position since May 2020, “received $400,000 to facilitate the conclusion of contracts for the purchase of equipment and generators at inflated prices,” while facing Ukraine There is a shortage of electricity yet Russian strikes on power facilities.
A history of corruption
- operations Embezzlement and bribery frequent in Ukraine For decades, it has a long history of endemic corruption and shaky governance.
- The European Union has made implementing anti-corruption reforms one of its main requirements for Ukraine’s accession, after granting Kyiv candidate status last year.
Zelensky pledged
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said corruption, a chronic problem in the country, would not be tolerated and pledged to take major decisions on eradicating it this week.
- “This week will be the time to make appropriate decisions. Decisions have already been prepared. I don’t want to publish them at the moment, but it will all be fair,” Zelensky said.
- Zelensky, who was elected overwhelmingly in 2019 on pledges to change the way the ex-Soviet country was run, said his government had accepted the resignation of a deputy minister after an investigation into allegations he had accepted a bribe.
Another corruption case
In another case related to suspicions of corruption, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense denied the accusations reported by local media regarding the conclusion of supply contracts at prices “two to three times higher” than the market prices for basic food products.
According to the ZNA news website, the value of the signed contract for 2023 is about 13 billion hryvnias, or $350 million at the current exchange rate.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense responded that it “purchases the products in question in accordance with the procedures stipulated in the law,” considering that the media reports were “erroneous.”
The ministry added that the reports were “published with the intent to manipulate,” referring to “the preparation of documents” with the aim of opening an investigation into the “dissemination” of this “misleading” information that “harms the interests of the defense during an exceptional period.”
And the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stressed the “principle of zero tolerance for corruption”, stressing that “controls are taking place” regarding the contracts concluded.
But it announced an “internal audit” and an “emergency meeting” chaired by Defense Minister Oleksic Reznikov scheduled for Monday in order to shed light on “the procedures and circumstances of the purchase of food for the military for 2023”.
In its statement, the Ukrainian ministry pledged that “in the event of detection of violations in the activities of officials of the Ministry of Defense, they will be held responsible in accordance with applicable law.”
