National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Director Artem Sytnyk during a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt discussed results of bilateral cooperation and plans for the future interaction.
During talks between NABU representatives and Pyatt, the latter expressed his support for the NABU as a newly established agency for combating corruption in Ukraine.
“I’m very delighted that the U.S. government, the FBI, our British and German partners support the creation and development of the NABU. Your work is very important for Ukraine. Society is waiting for results from you. We are ready to further support your work to deliver results,” Pyatt said while visiting the agency.
According to the NABU press service, Sytnyk and Pyatt also discussed implementation of the bilateral Memorandum of Cooperation between NABU and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the representatives of which will train the bureau’s staff and provide assistance.
The ambassador also informed Sytnyk that the embassy’s law enforcement affairs department will make available U.S. Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) officers to train NABU tactical officers on the execution of high-risk warrants and other tactical law enforcement operations.
In addition, the NABU director told U.S. ambassador about plans to create a criminal laboratory for electronic devices and data carriers, equipment which will be provided by British partners in the nearest future.
Pyatt said that FBI employees have unique experience in decoding and data recovery. He expressed readiness to further support the Bureau in implementing new technologies in investigations.
The FBI, with the support of the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine, provided the NABU’s department of analysis and data processing with the equipment for digitizing documents in criminal proceedings.
