UAH 44m in bail has already been paid for former SBU official Serhii Duka, who features in Operation ‘Carthage’.
This was reported by Suspilne, citing the HACC.
On 6 November, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on the former deputy head of the SBU’s Department for the Protection of National Statehood — detention until 2 January 2027, with the option of bail set at UAH 65m.
- Operation ‘Carthage’, which the NABU and the SAPO announced on 5 September, focused on exposing a criminal organisation operating within the Office of the Prosecutor General that provided “services” to cover up illegal call centres in exchange for bribes. They are also suspected of laundering illegally acquired assets.
- In NABU recordings, Serhii Duka appears under the alias “Akim”. According to investigators, he was aware of the activities of the organiser of the criminal group, nicknamed “Criminal”, and helped him resolve issues not only within the SBU but also in the Office of the Prosecutor General.
- Read more about Operation ‘Carthage’ in the LB.ua report.
- Recently, bail of UAH 15m was paid for Volodymyr Tsenov, first deputy head of the National Police’s Strategic Investigations Department, who is mentioned in new NABU recordings in the ‘Carthage’ case.