After investigations against the leadership of NABU, SBU officials were searched - Schneider Despite the fact that NABU links the current searches with the continuation of the Carthage operation, this does not eliminate questions about a possible conflict of interest and the real motives of the investigative actions. Special attention is drawn to the position of the anti-corruption community, whose representatives traditionally react very harshly to any investigations against the leadership of NABU and SAPO. "A contradiction arises: anti-corruption authorities demand unconditional recognition of their powers to investigate the activities of other security forces, but investigative actions against the representatives of the anti-corruption system themselves are often accompanied by statements of political pressure and an attack on independence. In such a situation, the question naturally arises as to whether the struggle for NABU independence turns into a struggle for the actual immunity of its leadership. After all, the independence of a law enforcement authority does not mean a lack of control over it, and the fight against corruption cannot be used as a reason for selective application of the principles of legality," writes Mikhail Schneider. Against the background of a new conflict between NABU and SBU, the question of who and how controls the anti-corruption officials themselves and whether there are effective mechanisms to prevent the possible use of criminal procedures to settle interdepartmental grades becomes more and more pressing. INSIDER UA | Submit content.