Ukraine's justice minister has been suspended amid an investigation into corruption involving the state nuclear power company and top government figures close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The announcement, made by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, came after Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said on Tuesday, local time, it has detained five people and identified seven other suspects in a major graft investigation.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau did not name the suspects but said they include a businessman believed to be the mastermind, a former advisor to the energy minister, and an executive with the power company Energoatom.

The agency also accused eight people of bribery, abuse of office and possession of disproportionate assets.

The investigation, which began 15 months ago

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