The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has announced charges against 41 current members of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation. This was stated by the head of SAP, Oleksandr Klymenko, in an interview, noting that since the beginning of the anti-corruption agencies’ work, a total of 79 former and current parliament members have been charged.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Investigation of Possible Corruption in Parliament
The first investigations into possible bribery by members of parliament for voting began in late 2021. According to Klymenko, it was then that the then Attorney General Iryna Venedyktova registered the first criminal proceeding based on relevant statements.
After the start of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation in 2022, “envelope payments” to deputies temporarily ceased. However, when such payments resumed, investigators continued their active work in this direction. According to the head of SAP, information regarding the involvement of members of parliament in corrupt activities was periodically entered into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations by Attorneys General Andriy Kostin and Ruslan Kravchenko. In December 2025, charges were announced against five more deputies.
Attempts to Bribe Deputies and Criminal Proceedings
In November 2025, law enforcement received information about attempts to bribe deputies to persuade them to leave the “Servant of the People” faction or to vote contrary to the position of the mono-majority. This data served as the basis for further criminal proceedings.
“In total, 41 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation have received charges from SAP. Over the ten years since the start of the anti-corruption agencies’ work, 79 former and current members of parliament have been charged,” he clarified.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau, together with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, announced on January 14 the charges against Yulia Tymoshenko under part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which pertains to the offer, promise, or provision of unlawful benefits.
She is suspected of initiating negotiations with certain parliamentarians regarding the establishment of a systemic mechanism for providing unlawful benefits in exchange for loyal voting. Yulia Tymoshenko rejected all accusations, calling them a provocation and the case materials fabricated.
On January 16, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on Tymoshenko in the form of bail exceeding 33 million hryvnias and set a number of procedural obligations. On January 23, bail was posted for her.