NBU provided law enforcers with access to information on 130 occasions in 2017

In January-November 2017, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) 130 times opened access for the law enforcement agencies to information in the scope of financial criminal investigations in the banking sector, the press service of the central bank reports.

In particular, in November 2017, the NBU provided access on 12 occasions to the documents and items of evidence required to investigate criminal offences committed in the banking sector. Such access was provided upon the request of: the General Prosecutor's Office - on five occasions; the National Police of Ukraine - on three occasions; the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine - on two occasions; and the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine - on two occasions.

As Ukrinform earlier reported, in October 2017, access for the law enforcement agencies to information in the scope of financial criminal investigations was provided 14 times by the central bank.

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