Overview
- Investigators from NABU and SAPO say they exposed a criminal protection-and-laundering network inside the Prosecutor General’s Office that took bribes from fraudulent call centres.
- The High Anti‑Corruption Court ordered deputy PGO official Serhii Kropyva held in custody through November 2, 2026, with an alternative UAH 120 million bail and strict reporting and travel restrictions.
- Recordings published by investigators refer to a 'boss' with the patronymic 'Andriiovych', a detail reporters have linked to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko though Kravchenko and his office dispute that connection.
- Kravchenko has denied personal involvement, suspended the implicated employee, ordered internal audits and mandatory polygraph tests for relevant units, and asked for a legal review of NABU’s nighttime searches.
- The case follows investigators’ claim that the scheme was formed in mid‑2025 and could deepen pressure for reform and oversight of the prosecutor system given EU concerns about depoliticizing the office.