--- title: "HACC arrests former Prosecutor General's Office official in call center case" description: "The High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested former Prosecutor General's Office department head Ivan Tymoshenko with 8 million UAH bail in a call center protection case." date: 2026-10-22T17:22:50.517Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/hacc-arrests-former-prosecutor-general-office-official tags: [anticorruption, hacc, nabu, sap, ukraine, court] author: "Roman V., Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # HACC arrests former Prosecutor General's Office official in call center case ![A former official listens to the court decision in the courtroom next to the convoy](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/22/vaks-arestoval-eks-chinovnika-ofisa-genprokurora/vaks-arestoval-eks-chinovnika-ofisa-genprokurora-1.webp) ## Key Points - HACC arrested former Prosecutor General's Office department head Ivan Tymoshenko for two months with 8 million UAH bail. - The official is suspected of participating in a criminal organization and extorting money from illegal call centers. - SAP demanded 100 million UAH in bail, the defense asked for 2 million UAH, and total bribes are estimated at 1 billion UAH. - The investigation is part of NABU's 'Karthage' operation, and 8 employees have already been dismissed from the agency. The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine has chosen a preventive measure for Ivan Tymoshenko, the former head of a department at the Prosecutor General's Office, in the form of detention for two months with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of 8 million hryvnias. The former official is suspected of participating in a criminal organization and extorting undue benefits as part of a large-scale investigation into the activities of illegal fraudulent call centers. ### Details of the corruption scheme and the suspect's role According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the former high-ranking prosecution official used his official powers to organize and operate a large-scale scheme for extorting money from shadow call centers. The investigation established that the ex-official was responsible for direct coordination and communication with illegal structures, providing them with protection in exchange for regular monetary rewards. As stated by Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Dmytro Yemets in a comment to mass media, the suspect acted both personally and through trusted accomplices. The perpetrators directed representatives of criminal call centers to currency exchange offices to hand over cash or convert illegally obtained funds into cryptocurrency in order to conceal the traces of the crime. ### Parties' positions in court and the scale of the investigation During the court session, the prosecution and defense diverged in their assessments of the necessary financial restrictions. SAP representatives insisted on a much stricter preventive measure, demanding bail in the amount of 100 million hryvnias given the severity of the alleged acts. At the same time, the suspect's lawyers asked the court to apply a milder arrest option or set bail at 2 million hryvnias. Law enforcement agencies estimate the total amount of undue benefits in this case at approximately one billion hryvnias. The investigation is being conducted as part of a large-scale special operation codenamed 'Karthage', during which NABU detectives analyzed giant volumes of financial movements through exchange offices and crypto transactions. ### Internal inspections in the agency and personnel purges Parallel to the trial against the former top official, large-scale internal checks are ongoing within the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine. As part of measures to cleanse the agency's ranks, several key positions have already been eliminated and eight prosecution employees caught in violations have been dismissed. In addition, the agency's leadership initiated a separate internal investigation regarding the legality of the trip abroad by former agency head Ruslan Kravchenko. These personnel and disciplinary steps demonstrate the state authorities' determination to strictly suppress any corruption manifestations within the law enforcement system and purge the structure of compromised individuals. ### Significance of the court ruling for the anti-corruption system The arrest of the former high-ranking official of the Prosecutor General's Office is an important precedent in the fight against state-level protection of shadow businesses. The case demonstrates the ability of anti-corruption bodies to bring cases to court against individuals who held high positions in the country's key law enforcement structures. Going forward, the public and experts expect the investigation to continue regarding other figures in the scheme, including establishing the role of the criminal group's main organizer, Serhii Krapiva, and identifying all those involved in the billion-hryvnia shadow flows. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [ВАКС арестовал топчиновника Офиса генпрокурора по делу "крышивания" колл-центров](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/vaks-zaareshtuvav-topchinovnika-ofisu-genprokurora-1792689149.html) - The primary RBC-Ukraine source confirms the information regarding the arrest of the ex-official by HACC and the details of the NABU and SAP investigation. ## FAQ ### What preventive measure did the court choose for Ivan Tymoshenko? The High Anti-Corruption Court sent him to custody with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of 8 million hryvnias. ### What exactly is the former Prosecutor General's Office official suspected of? He is suspected of participating in a criminal organization and receiving undue benefits from protecting illegal call centers. ### What bail amount did the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office demand? SAP prosecutors insisted on setting bail at 100 million hryvnias.