--- title: "Court Chooses Detention for SBU General Duka, Figure in 'Karthage' Case, with 65 Million Hryvnia Bail" description: "The High Anti-Corruption Court chose pre-trial detention with a 65 million hryvnia bail for SBU General Serhii Duka, a figure in the 'Karthage' case. The prosecution requested a 100 million hryvnia bail." date: 2026-11-06T21:26:37.597Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/court-detention-sbu-general-duka-karthage tags: [sbu, corruption, carthage-case, vakc, ukraine] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Court Chooses Detention for SBU General Duka, Figure in 'Karthage' Case, with 65 Million Hryvnia Bail ![Man in a protective jacket inside a glass cage in a courtroom surrounded by police officers](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/06/suds-izbral-generalu-sbu-duke-strazhu-s-zalogom-65-mln-griven/suds-izbral-generalu-sbu-duke-strazhu-s-zalogom-65-mln-griven-1.webp) ## Key Points - The HACC chose pre-trial detention for SBU General Serhii Duka with an alternative bail of 65 million hryvnias. - The prosecution asked to set a bail of 100 million hryvnias; Duka stated he cannot pay it. - According to the investigation, Duka, under the nickname 'Akim', provided 'cover' for the 'Kriminal' group in the SBU and PGO. - The head of the SBU dismissed two high-ranking employees involved in the 'Karthage' case. On November 6, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) chose a restrictive measure for SBU General Serhii Duka, who is a suspect in the 'Karthage' criminal case. According to the court's decision, Duka will be held in custody with the alternative of posting a bail of 65 million hryvnias. According to Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Mykola Karas, the prosecution asked the court to set the bail at 100 million hryvnias, but the court settled on a smaller amount. ### Restrictive Measure and Suspect's Position During the session, Serhii Duka stated that he has no financial ability to post a 100 million hryvnia bail and emphasized that such a ruling would effectively deprive him of the opportunity to be released from custody during the pre-trial investigation. According to the general, he does not intend to hide from law enforcement or travel abroad and expressed readiness to testify within the framework of the criminal proceedings. The prosecution, in turn, justified the need for a strict restrictive measure by the suspect's actions during the NABU investigators' visit on November 4. ### The General's Role in the 'Karthage' Case According to the investigation, Duka helped the organizer of the 'Kriminal' group resolve issues in the SBU and the Prosecutor General's Office. In the tapes published by NABU, the suspect appears under the nickname 'Akim'. Law enforcement officers claim that he provided 'cover' for the criminal group and protected it from colleagues in the Security Service of Ukraine. Earlier, as part of Operation 'Karthage', NABU published details of the investigation, according to which top officials of the SBU, National Police, and the Prosecutor General's Office 'covered' a group that, according to the investigation, organized fraudulent call centers and engaged in drug trafficking. ### Context: Detention and Dismissals in the SBU As 'Ukrayinska Pravda' reported on November 4, law enforcement officers detained the first deputy head of the SBU department for the protection of national statehood, General Serhii Duka. Later, the head of the SBU dismissed two high-ranking Security Service employees who became figures in the 'Karthage' case. ### Progress of the Court Session According to media reports, the consideration of the restrictive measure was accompanied by procedural difficulties: the SAP prosecutor declared a challenge to the judge due to contradictions in explanations of why journalists were not admitted to the session. Karas also said that in the first minutes after the start of the session there were no journalists in the hall, and then information about a 'terrorist threat' was announced. The prosecutor voiced the prosecution's position in the HACC corridor due to problems holding the court session. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Суд избрал меру пресечения генералу СБУ Дуке по делу "Карфаген"](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/sud-obrav-zapobizhniy-zahid-generalu-sbu-1793972269.html) - Primary source: custody with 65m bail, prosecution asked for 100m, Duka's role, November 4 detention, SBU dismissals, nickname 'Akim'. - [Генерал СБУ Дука заявил в суде, что у него нет 100 млн гривен на залог](https://unn.ua/ru/news/general-sbu-duka-zayavil-v-sude-chto-u-nego-net-100-mln-griven-na-zalog) - Duka's statement on inability to pay 100m, SAP petition for 100m, readiness to testify. - [Дело "Карфаген": в ВАКС случился скандал из-за меры пресечения генералу Дуке из СБУ](https://focus.ua/ukraine/773872-delo-karfagen-v-vaks-razgorelsya-skandal-pri-vybore-mery-presecheniya-dlya-ducy) - Date November 6, judge challenge, journalist issues, episode with laser designator according to prosecutor Karas. - [Перестрелка между СБУ и ГУР в Киеве: суд избрал меры пресечения подозреваемым](https://news.liga.net/politics/news/perestrelka-mezhdu-sbu-i-gur-v-kieve-sud-izbral-pervuyu-meru-presecheniya-odnomu-iz-boitsov) - Подтверждено по источнику news.liga.net ## FAQ ### What restrictive measure did the court choose for General Duka? Detention in custody with the alternative of posting a bail of 65 million hryvnias. ### What bail amount did the prosecution request? The SAP prosecutor's office asked to set a bail of 100 million hryvnias. ### Why, according to the prosecution, was a large bail requested? Prosecutor Mykola Karas linked this to Duka's actions during the NABU visit on November 4, including an episode with a laser designator and destruction of a phone. ### What role did Duka play in the 'Karthage' case? According to the investigation, under the nickname 'Akim' he helped the organizer of the 'Kriminal' group solve issues in the SBU and PGO and protected the group from SBU colleagues.