State Bureau of Investigation (Ukraine) explained

Agency Name:	State Bureau of Investigation
Native Name:	Ukrainian: Державне Бюро Розслідувань
Motto:	Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus (Latin for "Let justice be done, though the world perish")
Jurisdiction:	Ukraine
Headquarters:	Kyiv
Website:	https://dbr.gov.ua/en/

The State Bureau of Investigation (Ukrainian: Державне Бюро Розслідувань|Derzhavne Biuro Rozsliduvan') is a law enforcement agency of Ukraine that investigates criminal proceedings involving law enforcement officers, judges, and high-ranking officials. It is commonly known in Ukraine as DBR (Ukrainian: ДБР) or anglicized as SBI. Gradually, the DBR took over the function of preparatory proceedings from the prosecutor's office.^[1]

History

The State Bureau of Investigation was established by the law signed by the President of Ukraine on 14 January 2016,^[2] and resolution of the CabMin no. 127.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-12-27 . Прокуратура припинила функцію досудового розслідування . 2024-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227130823/https://ukrainepravo.com/news/ukraine/vidsogodni-prokuratura-prypynyaye-funktsiyu-dosudovogo-rozsliduvannya/ . 2019-12-27 .
2. Web site: SBI History . 26 August 2022 .
3. Web site: Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 127 . 29 February 2016 . 26 August 2022 .