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The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has entered into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations the information on including the spouse and an advisor to Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Artem Sytnyk into the agency's official delegation for its trip to London.

A scan-copy of a reply to an official parliamentary enquiry of independent MP Vitaliy Kupriy who is a representative of inter-factional group ‘Deputy Control’ was published on the Kupriy’s Facebook page on Thursday. The reply is signed by First Deputy Prosecutor General Yuriy Sevruk. The entry onto the unified register was made under No. 42015000000001674; the offence is preliminary qualified under Part 1 of article 364 of the Criminal Code (abuse of power or position).

According to Kupriy, Sytnyk said that his wife allegedly paid for her trip to London from her own pocket. However, in her income declaration for 2014, she put an annual income of only Hr 113,000 which “raises doubts about such a possibility” and requires verification, the lawmaker said.

In his enquiry the MP also asked to check whether Danko is indeed an advisor to Sytnyk and provide proof of her appointment.