Bloc of Petro Poroshenko (BPP) MP Mustafa Nayyem has said he believes that Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) is politically biased.
“The State Bureau of Investigations – this body has become political today. As far as I know, Mr. Truba [SBI Director Roman Truba] constantly consults with representatives of the People’s Front, namely Mr. Pashynsky [deputy head of the People’s Front faction Serhiy Pashynsky]. Another colleague of ours, Mr. Vinnyk [BPP MP Ivan Vinnyk] regularly advises Mr. Truba on political issues. Our colleague, Mr. Hranovsky [BPP MP Oleksandr Hranovsky] works from the other side,” Nayyem said from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada on Feb.9.
He expressed concern that the SBI had not yet been created, but “there are already problems with respect to the fulfillment of powers and that it would be objective.”
As reported, on Nov.22, 2017, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree appointing Truba as SBI director.
Truba hopes that the SBI will start operating from September 2018.
