"There are no criminal proceedings against Ivan Bakanov in the production of GDBR," the document states.
The response published by the outlet notes that the request was submitted to the State Bureau of Investigations on February 3.
"Ukrainian Truth" highlights that Bakanov was dismissed from his position as head of the SBU for "failure to perform official duties, which led to human casualties or other serious consequences," and the SBU conducted an internal investigation regarding its former head, but the results are classified.