KIEV, Aug. 19 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday dismissed Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, according to a decree published on the presidential website.
The decree did not specify the reasons for her dismissal.
Earlier in the day, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies had launched a special operation targeting a group suspected of laundering 150 million hryvnias (about 3.4 million U.S. dollars) to post bail for a suspect in the “Midas” corruption case, a major graft scandal in Ukraine’s energy sector.
The NABU said the group included, among others, officials from the presidential office, as well as a sitting lawmaker and a former parliament member.
The agency did not provide the names of the officials allegedly involved. (Namibia Daily News / Xinhua)
