Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Council Calls for Suspension of National Security Chief

Public Anti-Corruption Council at Ukraine's Defence Ministry calls for national security chief to be suspended

The Public Anti-Corruption Council at the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has said that the actions of Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), show signs of abuse of power and disclosure of state secrets during his time as defence minister, when he discussed with Tymur Mindich a potential sale of a stake in the FirePoint arms manufacturer to investors. The council has called for Umierov to be suspended from the post of secretary of the National Security an...

By Alona Mazurenko