Ukrainian ex-governor attacks claim he is hiding from probe

Shevchenko says investigation is “politicised” after agency puts him on "wanted list"

Kyrylo Shevchenko
Kyrylo Shevchenko
Photo: National Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine’s recently resigned central bank governor has strongly denied claims by the country’s official anti-corruption body that he is refusing to co-operate with its investigation.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) said publicly on October 24 that it had put Kyrylo Shevchenko and other people on a “wanted list”. It said that Shevchenko had left the country but refused to make his whereabouts known to Nabu.

But Shevchenko angrily denied Nabu’s claims in a statement on Facebook on

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