Suspicion of Ukrainian in the Rada Yulia Tymoshenko: anti-corruption bodies reported possible bribery of deputies

In Ukrainian politics, there is a new high-profile episode. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced the suspicion against the leader of one of Ukraine’s parliamentary factions — Yulia Tymoshenko. It concerns the possible bribery of members of parliament during voting on bills.

According to the investigation, as stated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Tymoshenko could have been offering and ensuring payments to deputies from other factions in exchange for their support in the session hall. These actions are qualified under part 4 of article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — offering undue advantage to officials.

As part of the investigation, law enforcement agencies conducted hours-long searches at the central office of the Batkivshchyna party in Kyiv. According to sources, the investigative actions continued all night and were aimed at checking a possible scheme involving both individual deputies and party staff members.

Tymoshenko herself rejected the accusations. In public statements, she called the events politically motivated pressure and claimed that the searches were conducted with procedural violations. According to her, law enforcement allegedly did not provide proper documents and seized employees’ property without presenting direct evidence.

The anti-corruption bodies, in turn, reported the existence of audio fragments that allegedly record discussions of possible bribery. These materials were partially made public, but the final legal assessment will be given during further procedural actions. If the accusations are confirmed, the sanctions may include up to ten years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The story quickly went beyond criminal proceedings and became part of a broader political discussion. The fight against corruption remains one of the most sensitive topics for Ukrainian society, and any case against figures of such magnitude is inevitably viewed in the context of domestic political competition, especially against the backdrop of upcoming electoral cycles.

While the investigation continues, the situation around Tymoshenko remains an indicator of how far anti-corruption structures are willing to go in cases against representatives of the political establishment. The developments are closely watched both in Ukraine and abroad, including by readers of NANews — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency, for whom Ukrainian politics has long been part of a broader regional context.