A Kyiv Court has closed a criminal case against National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detective Viktor Husarov, dropping treason charges and releasing him from liability over unauthorised access to data due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. According to a spokesperson of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Maryana Hayovska, prosecutors refused to pursue the charges in Husarov’s case and submitted a motion to the Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv to close the criminal proceedings.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Given the nature of these actions and the circumstances of the information transfer to his former colleague – a law enforcement officer who left for the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in February 2014 – the investigation also checked a version regarding possible high treason,” Hayovska said, explaining Husarov’s position. However, there was no sufficient evidence of intent to transfer the specified information specifically to any representative of the aggressor state. “In this regard, the prosecutor made the legally prescribed decision to close the proceedings” she added. Husarov’s lawyer, Olena Storozhuk, told Ukrinform that “the proceedings are completely closed in terms of treason.” From “FSB Mole” to closed case Husarov was one of the several NABU detectives accused of being tied to Russia, during a broader conflict between the bureau and the presidentially controlled law enforcement agencies, with many critics pointing out the pressure on Ukraine’s main anti-corruption body.