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"The state spends over 2 billion hryvnas annually on an inefficient organization. In some cases, NABU even undermines the fight against corruption. NABU must be rebooted. Recently, one such NABU whistleblower was caught manufacturing and selling cheap drugs," Schneider stated.
According to the expert, his sources provided video footage of this individual communicating with patrol officers from the National Police.
"The "hero" whistleblower shown in the video is one of NABU’s subordinate figures, Mykola Maslyak, who was caught selling tens of kilograms of low-quality synthetic drugs. He did not act alone – he was part of a group. They operated boldly and openly, with the ringleader being the whistleblower himself. Every month, the group led by this so-called NABU officer earned over 50 million hryvnias from drugs. Whether they shared the proceeds with the leadership remains to be determined", noted Schneider.
He further explained that, according to his information, the group was manufacturing and selling amphetamine, and was also involved in smuggling a precursor for the drug phenylpropylamine.
"Can such individuals be employed by the agency? How did they check him out? Why did NABU not put an end to this drug trafficking activity? And will anyone be held accountable? In less than 10 years of its existence, NABU – once a flagship in the fight against corruption – has transformed into a typical example of a post-Soviet structure with a corresponding set of issues," Schneider emphasized.
He recalled previous scandals surrounding NABU, noting that, in his opinion, they logically explain the current developments.
"What can be said about a mere whistleblower when NABU’s elite – its detectives – are fleeing Ukraine to another country along with the state secretary; when detectives, before their dismissal, publicly leak the entire internal schedule; when, in 10 years of existence, the public has not heard a single report from the bureau’s leadership before the parliament, to which they are accountable?" Schneider concluded.
