- 1Zelensky submitted a bill on November 9 to restore asset declarations for SBU staff, according to the Rada's bill card.
- 2LB.ua reports the bill is registered as urgent and has been sent to a committee.
- 3Nv.ua identifies the draft as bill No. 16220, which cancels the deferral for personnel not directly in combat.
- 4Censor.net reports the initiative came against the backdrop of NABU's new investigation "Carthage"; the sources give no details.
President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada on November 9 to restore asset declarations for Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) staff. LB.ua, citing the parliament's bill card, reports the bill was registered as urgent and referred to a committee. The sources do not say whether the Rada has scheduled a vote.
The bill would change who must file declarations under martial law, according to the explanatory note as reported by UNN and nv.ua. Zhelezniak, as reported by LB.ua, said deferral would remain only for SBU and intelligence staff directly fighting on the deadline day.
What the bill proposes
UNN reports that, according to the explanatory note, the draft amends the law on preventing corruption, covering declarations by certain categories of security-force personnel and access to them under martial law. Nv.ua identifies it as bill No. 16220 and says it cancels the deferral of declarations for security-force personnel who are not directly engaged in combat.
Lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak, as reported by LB.ua, said that currently military personnel and other military formations, including the SBU and intelligence, do not file declarations until martial law ends, and that those already filed are hidden in the registry. He said that under the bill, deferral for SBU and intelligence staff would apply only to those directly fighting on the deadline day, while the rest would file on the general schedule. He also said heads of SBU and intelligence units and their deputies would declare openly unless their appointment order is classified.
Censor.net reports the initiative came against the backdrop of a new investigation by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) called "Carthage". The sources give no details of that investigation.
Sources
LB.ua, UNN, censor.net and nv.ua.
- Bill number, per nv.ua
- 16220
Reported from 4 published sources (LB.ua, UNN, censor.net, nv.ua). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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