--- title: "Court orders law enforcement to debunk fake news about KCCA apparatus head Zagumenny's business trips" description: "🏛️ Court orders law enforcement to debunk fake news about KCCA apparatus head Dmytro Zagumenny's business trips. ✅ On August 14, 2026, the court fully satisfied Zagumenny's lawsuit against the Office of the Prosecutor General, the National Police, and the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office. 🚫 The court found claims about the non-official nature of the official's trips to be false. 📢 Defendants were ordered to debunk the information on their official resources. Zagumenny called this the first precedent in practice. 📉 The conflict began in September 2025 with a suspicion of document forgery. Mayor Klitschko previously stated there were hundreds of unfounded cases against Kyiv officials. #KCCA #Court #Zagumenny #Law #Kyiv" date: 2026-08-14T16:14:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/court-orders-law-enforcement-to-debunk-fake-news-about-kcca-apparatus-head-zagumenny-business-trips tags: [kgga, dmitry-zagumenny, kyiv, court-ruling, ukraine-politics, legal-precedent] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Court orders law enforcement to debunk fake news about KCCA apparatus head Zagumenny's business trips ![Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) building with Ukrainian flags — workplace of Serhiy Zagumenno, whose fake business trips were debunked by court](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/14/sud-obyazal-pravoohraniteley-oprovergnut-feyki-o-komandirovkah-glavy-apparata-kgga/sud-obyazal-pravoohraniteley-oprovergnut-feyki-o-komandirovkah-glavy-apparata-kgga-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The court ordered law enforcement agencies to debunk false information regarding Dmytro Zagumenny's official business trips. - The court ruling set a precedent as the first case of fully satisfying a lawsuit against law enforcement for spreading fake news. - The conflict began in September 2025 with the service of a suspicion regarding document forgery. - Kyiv Mayor Klitschko previously stated there was massive unfounded pressure from law enforcement on the capital's authorities. On August 14, 2026, a high-profile court case concluded in Kyiv, which, according to participants, set a precedent in Ukrainian legal practice. The court fully satisfied the lawsuit filed by the Head of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCCA) apparatus, Dmytro Zagumenny, against several law enforcement agencies. The plaintiff demanded that information regarding his official business trips, previously disseminated by the Office of the Prosecutor General, the National Police of Ukraine, the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv, and the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, be recognized as false. ### Precedential ruling: debunking fake news on official resources According to a statement on the KCCA website, the court found claims about the alleged non-official nature of Dmytro Zagumenny's business trips to be inconsistent with reality. A key aspect of the ruling was the obligation of the defendants — law enforcement agencies — to debunk this information on their official internet resources. Dmytro Zagumenny called this ruling historic, noting that this is the first case where a lawsuit to debunk false information disseminated by law enforcement on their official platforms has been fully satisfied. ### Fighting reputational damage and a "discreditation campaign" Dmytro Zagumenny himself explained that the motive for filing the lawsuit was the need to protect his name and reputation, which he believes were seriously undermined by the actions of law enforcement. He stated that false allegations became the basis for the public discreditation not only of himself but of the city authorities as a whole. "For me, this ruling is important not only as a restoration of justice in a specific situation. It is also a confirmation of the principle: any accusations must be based on established facts, and law enforcement agencies must responsibly approach information disseminated in their name," emphasized the Head of the KCCA apparatus. ### Chronology of the conflict: from suspicion in 2025 to victory in court The roots of the conflict go back to late September 2025, when law enforcement officials served Dmytro Zagumenny with a suspicion of forging documents to travel abroad during martial law. At that time, security agencies claimed that the official was visiting foreign resorts under the guise of official business trips. Immediately after this, Zagumenny announced the start of a discreditation campaign against him in the media. In December 2025, the court had already ordered the Office of the Prosecutor General to open a case regarding the illegal criminal prosecution of the official. The current court ruling of August 14, 2026, became the logical conclusion of this legal struggle. ### Context: statistics of pressure on the capital's authorities This ruling fits into a broader context of relations between the capital's authorities and the law enforcement system. Previously, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that since 2019, more than 1,500 criminal proceedings had been opened against representatives of the capital's authorities. During this time, law enforcement conducted 1,200 searches and served more than 300 suspicions. At the same time, according to the city hall, only 4 cases ended with guilty verdicts that entered into legal force, while the vast majority of cases collapsed at the investigation stage, never reaching the court. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Head of KCCA apparatus Zagumenny reported that the court ordered the Office of the Prosecutor General to open ...](https://ukranews.com/news/1122890-rukovoditel-apparata-kgga-zagumennyj-soobshhil-chto-sud-obyazal-ofis-genprokurora-otkryt) - Источник подтверждает контекст судебных разбирательств и позицию Загуменного. - [KCCA official suspended from office and sent to house arrest](https://korrespondent.net/city/kiev/4821781-chynovnyka-khha-otstranyly-ot-dolzhnosty-y-otpravyly-pod-domashnyi-arest) - Подтверждено по источнику korrespondent.net - [24/7 house arrest lifted from KCCA apparatus head Zagumenny and recognized as ...](https://ukranews.com/news/1115379-s-rukovoditelya-apparata-kgga-zagumennogo-snyali-kruglosutochnyj-domashnij-arest-i-priznali) - Источник подтверждает контекст судебных разбирательств и позицию Загуменного. - [Suspicion reported against KCCA apparatus head who traveled under the guise of business trips to ...](https://zn.ua/POLITICS/prokuratura-soobshchila-o-podozrenii-rukovoditelju-apparata-khha-kotoryj-pod-vidom-komandirovok-ezdil-vo-florentsiju-i-barselonu.html) - Источник подтверждает первоначальное обвинение, которое стало предметом судебного иска. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What exactly did the court order law enforcement agencies to do? **A:** The court ordered the Office of the Prosecutor General, the National Police, and the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office to debunk information on their official internet resources regarding the non-official nature of Dmytro Zagumenny's business trips. ### Q: What was Dmytro Zagumenny accused of in 2025? **A:** In late September 2025, he was served with a suspicion of forging documents to travel abroad during martial law. ### Q: Is this ruling a precedent? **A:** Yes, Dmytro Zagumenny stated that this is the first case in judicial practice where a lawsuit to debunk false information disseminated by law enforcement has been fully satisfied.