Five MPs charged with bribery in parliament
The SAPO and NABU have exposed an organized criminal group that included members of the Ukrainian parliament. The officials are suspected of systematically accepting bribes for the "necessary" voting results in the session hall.
Back on December 27, anti-corruption authorities reported that an undercover operation had exposed an organized criminal group that included current MPs. At that time, NABU announced that the UDO was obstructing investigative actions in the Rada committees and restricting access from European Square. The UDO denied this, explaining the situation by checking people at the entrance.
According to the investigation, the group has been operating since 2021. The organizers coordinated the actions of the participants, indicating which bills or resolutions should be voted "for" and which ones should be rejected.
The amount of the improper benefit depended on the “performance indicator” (attendance in the hall and the number of projects supported). The amount of payments ranged from $2,000 to $20,000.
According to SAPO, in November-December 2025 alone, one of the group members received over $145,000 for further distribution among colleagues. The money was usually transferred on the first Thursday of each new month based on the results of work in the previous month.
On December 29, five people's deputies were charged with suspicion. Their actions were classified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (acceptance of an offer or receipt of an illegal benefit by an official in an especially large amount).
Prosecutors have already filed a motion to impose preventive measures on the deputies. The names of the suspects are not officially named in the SAPO at this time, citing the secrecy of the investigation.
Earlier, NABU reported the exposure of a corruption scheme involving deputies of the Volyn regional and Lutsk city councils.
