KYIV, March 28 – The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has reported that the cancelation of the criminal liability for illegal enrichment after the decision of the Constitutional Court, has resulted in full or partial closure of 63 cases, under which the NABU investigated into facts of illegal enrichment for the total amount of over UAH 500 million.

"Due to the decision of the Constitutional Court, 26 criminal proceedings were completely closed and 37 [were closed] in relation to Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The total amount of fortunes, the origin of which was investigated by NABU detectives in these cases, was about UAH 500 million. Most often it was about incomes and property of people's deputies, prosecutors, officials of central authorities and judges," the NABU press service said in a press release on Facebook on Wednesday evening.