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State Bureau of Investigation (Ukraine)

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State Bureau of Investigation
Державне Бюро Розслідувань
Agency overview
Formed29 February 2016; 9 years ago (2016-02-29)
JurisdictionUkraine
HeadquartersKyiv
MottoFiat iustitia, et pereat mundus (Latin for "Let justice be done, though the world perish")
Websitehttps://dbr.gov.ua/en/

The State Bureau of Investigation (Ukrainian: Державне Бюро Розслідувань, romanizedDerzhavne Biuro Rozsliduvan') is a law enforcement agency of Ukraine that investigates criminal proceedings involving law enforcement officers, judges, and high-ranking officials. It is commonly known in Ukraine as DBR (Ukrainian: ДБР) or anglicized as SBI. Gradually, the DBR took over the function of preparatory proceedings from the prosecutor's office.[1]

History

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The State Bureau of Investigation was established by the law signed by the President of Ukraine on 14 January 2016,[2] and resolution of the CabMin no. 127.[3]

On 10 April 2020 Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigations handed a murder suspicion notice to a former People's Deputy of Ukraine Tetiana Chornovol. Chornovol is accused of "controlling actions of a group of people and directly participating in the arson" of the Party of Regions office building.[4]

On 4 October 2024, the SBI arrested two officials from the Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The two officials worked for the Ukraine's Pension Fund. They are accused of illegally registering men with "non-existent diagnoses" to help them avoid being conscripted. The SBI's search found some $5.2 million USD, Hr 5 million, 300,00 euros, jewellery, 9 cars and ownership of some 30 properties in Ukraine, Turkey, Spain and Austria.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Прокуратура припинила функцію досудового розслідування". 2019-12-27. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "SBI History". Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 127". 29 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Підпал партійного офісу у центрі Києва та смерть людини – ДБР повідомило про підозру в умисному вбивстві громадянці (ВІДЕО) - "Arson of the political party's office in the center of Kyiv and death of a person - The DBR handed a murder suspicion notice to a she-citizen (VIDEO)", 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ Kateryna Denisova (2024-10-04). "2 Ukrainian regional officials alleged of corruption, nearly $6 million found". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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