December
6, 2017 (Interfax-Ukraine) The activities of anti-corruption
bodies in Ukraine are under threat in the light of recent
developments around the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), a
statement of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs of the United Kingdom reads.
"Following
recent events which appear to threaten the activities of the National
Anti-Corruption Bureau, the UK has growing concerns that Ukraine's
fight against corruption is being undermined," the statement
posted on the website of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of
the United Kingdom, reads.
The
Britain's Foreign Office notes that the "National
Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), in which the UK has
invested significant resource, is a critical piece of the
anti-corruption machinery in Ukraine, and has made great strides in
its development and its investigations, the ministry's secretary
said.
"The
UK has growing concerns that Ukraine’s fight against corruption is
being undermined. Corruption remains a major threat to Ukraine's
stability and national security and is cited by Ukraine's electorate
as the number one issue facing the country. The fight against it is
fundamental to Ukraine’s European choice and its aspiration to
become a modern, prosperous and democratic state," the statement
says.
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