KIEV, June 23 – The Prosecutor General's Office has opened a criminal case on the illegal suspension of state purchases of bulletproof vests intended for army by the officials of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.

"According to the results of the examination conducted by the PGO Main Directorate on Citizens' Rights and Freedoms, the State's Interests, and Battling Corruption and Crime in Transport Sector, a criminal case on the illegal suspension of state purchases of bulletproof vests by the officials of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has been opened," the PGO's press service reported on Friday.