Kyiv launches energy corruption probe

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00:00Its infrastructure has been under constant fire since the start of Russia's invasion.

00:06Now Ukraine's energy sector also faces inquests from within.

00:11The country's anti-corruption agency is accusing national nuclear power provider Energo Atom

00:16of siphoning over $100 million through a series of illegal kickback schemes.

00:23Energo Atom is a key company that provides more than 50 percent of Ukraine's energy.

00:28It is very important that the investigation is conducted transparently and openly.

00:34And all individuals, if proven guilty, will face zero tolerance for corruption.

00:41Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau says it uncovered the high-level criminal scheme

00:45over the span of a 15-month investigation.

00:49It alleges Energo Atom forced contractors to pay kickback fees of up to 15 percent

00:54or risk losing their supplier status.

00:57The accusations have stoked fresh public anger at a time of widespread power outages in Ukraine

01:03and have placed the country's president under renewed scrutiny.

01:08Earlier this year, Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law that severely restricted the power of Ukraine's

01:13anti-corruption bodies before making a U-turn following mass popular protests.

01:18Faced with the latest allegations, the Ukrainian president vowed to crack down on any form of graft.

01:25Effective measures against corruptions are urgently needed.

01:31Punishment must be inevitable.

01:34There must be convictions, and government officials must work for law enforcement agencies to achieve results.

01:42Two of Ukraine's opposition parties on Monday filed parliamentary motions to oust part of Zelensky's cabinet

01:48over the corruption scandal.

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