The State Bureau of Investigation () is a law enforcement agency of Ukraine that investigates criminal proceedings involving law enforcement officers, judges, and high-ranking officials. It is commonly known in Ukraine as DBR () or anglicized as SBI. Gradually, the DBR took over the function of preparatory proceedings from the prosecutor's office.
History The State Bureau of Investigation was established by the law signed by the President of Ukraine on 14 January 2016, and resolution of the CabMin no. 127.
On 10 April 2020 Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigations handed a murder suspicion notice to a former People's Deputy of Ukraine Tetiana Chornovol. Chornovol is accused of "controlling actions of a group of people and directly participating in the arson" of the Party of Regions office building. Підпал партійного офісу у центрі Києва та смерть людини – ДБР повідомило про підозру в умисному вбивстві громадянці (ВІДЕО) - "Arson of the political party's office in the center of Kyiv and death of a person - The DBR handed a murder suspicion notice to a she-citizen (VIDEO)", 10 April 2020.
On 4 October 2024, the SBI arrested two officials from the Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The two officials worked for the Ukraine's Pension Fund. They are accused of illegally registering men with "non-existent diagnoses" to help them avoid being conscripted. The SBI's search found some $5.2 million USD, Hr 5 million, 300,00 euros, jewellery, 9 cars and ownership of some 30 properties in Ukraine, Turkey, Spain and Austria.
See also National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
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