An officer of the Ukrainian security service attempted to obstruct a raid by an anti-corruption unit with a weapon

High-ranking officials in Ukraine's national security and law enforcement may have been involved in a major fraud cover-up, according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). The operation, codenamed Carthage, revealed a criminal organization that established a bribery system involving senior officials to facilitate the operation of fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses. The investigation implicated officials from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the national police, and the prosecutor's office. NABU reported that a high-ranking SBU official threatened investigators with a firearm to obstruct their search. The investigation also led to the arrest of the deputy head of the international legal cooperation department of the prosecutor's office, who was found with materials indicating surveillance of NABU leaders. The NABU concluded its investigation into a significant corruption case involving Enerhoatom and other officials, revealing that over $111 million…

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