--- title: "HACC lowers bails and keeps three defendants in 'Karthago' case in custody" description: "The High Anti-Corruption Court partially satisfied the defense motion in the 'Karthago' case: three defendants connected to the Prosecutor General's Office had their detention extended and bail amounts reduced." date: 2026-10-30T10:46:41.048Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/hacc-lowers-bails-karthago-case tags: [ukraine, anti-corruption, vakc, nabu, sap, opg, carthage-case] author: "Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # HACC lowers bails and keeps three defendants in 'Karthago' case in custody ![Deputy head of the Prosecutor General's Office unit Sergiy Kropyva in a blue jacket at a court session in the Karthago case](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/30/vaks-snil-zalogi-figurantam-dela-kartagen/vaks-snil-zalogi-figurantam-dela-kartagen-1.webp) ## Key Points - The HACC kept three defendants in the 'Karthago' case in custody and extended detention for another two months. - The court lowered bails: Kropyva from 120 to 93 million UAH, Ivakhnenko from 20 to 15 million UAH, trusted person from 15 to 11.6 million UAH. - According to the investigation, the group operated inside the Prosecutor General's Office and 'covered' fraudulent call centers. - NABU and SAP recordings mention Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko; the case also involved the issue of his departure abroad. The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has partially satisfied the defense's motion in the fraudulent call center case known as 'Karthago'. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to a statement by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP). The court extended the pre-trial detention period for three members of the criminal organization for another two months while simultaneously reducing their bail amounts. ### Court Decision According to the investigation, the targeted criminal group operated within the Office of the Prosecutor General and was involved in 'covering' fraudulent call centers. The HACC left the three defendants in custody, granting the defense's motion only regarding the reduction of bail sums. Thus, the pre-trial detention measure remained in place, while the financial alternative was eased. ### Who the Defendants Are The case involves Sergiy Kropyva, deputy head of a unit at the Office of the Prosecutor General, who is accused of managing the criminal organization; his accomplice Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko, appearing in the case files under the alias 'Musa'; and a trusted person, who, according to media reports, is lawyer Oleksandr Didych. All three are listed as members of an organization associated with laundering funds and ensuring the operation of fraudulent call centers. ### New Bail Amounts The court reduced the bail amounts for all three suspects. For Sergiy Kropyva, the amount was reduced from 120 million hryvnias to 93 million hryvnias; for Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko, from 20 million hryvnias to 15 million hryvnias; and for the trusted person, from 15 million hryvnias to 11.6 million hryvnias. Pre-trial detention was maintained, and its term was extended by two months. ### Progress of the 'Karthago' Investigation Earlier, NABU and SAP revealed details of the investigation: according to the investigation, one of the officials of the Office of the Prosecutor General provided 'cover' for fraudulent call centers. Sergiy Kropyva, Deputy Head of the Department for International Legal Cooperation of the GPU, became a key figure. Recordings published by anti-corruption agencies also mentioned Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko: in particular, according to the investigation, Kropyva organized his partner's flight to Spain shortly before the Prosecutor General's scheduled business trip. ### Chronology and Next Steps On September 6, the HACC chose pre-trial detention for Kropyva with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of 120 million hryvnias, and on September 14, the Prosecutor General signed a notice of suspicion against NABU Director Semen Kryvonos; at the same time, it became known about Kravchenko's departure abroad. An internal investigation into the circumstances of this departure was launched in the Office of the Prosecutor General. The current HACC decision to reduce bail and extend the period of detention is the next stage of procedural actions in the 'Karthago' case. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Дело "Карфаген": ВАКС смягчил меру пресечения фигурантам](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/sprava-karfagen-vaks-pom-yakshiv-zapobizhniy-1793356575.html) - Primary source: HACC decision to extend detention for two months and lower bail (Kropyva 120→93 million UAH, Ivakhnenko 20→15 million UAH, trusted person 15→11.6 million UAH), citing SAP. - [Дело "Карфаген": апелляция ВАКС оставила под арестом Кропиву, который просил уменьшить залог в 60 ...](https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2026/09/16/8053757/) - Context: On September 16, 2026, the Appeals Chamber of the HACC left the preventive measure unchanged (arrest with 120 million UAH bail) — the previous stage before the current reduction. - [Дело "Карфаген": ВАКС избрал меру пресечения для "Музы" Елизаветы Ивахненко](https://focus.ua/ukraine/766912-muza-po-delu-karfagen-elizaveta-ivahnenko-arestovana-s-zalogom-v-20-mln-grn) - Context: On September 7, 2026, the HACC chose detention for Ivakhnenko until November 2, 2026, with a 20 million UAH bail; confirms the alias 'Musa' and her role in the case. - [Дело "Карфаген": меру пресечения получил адвокат, которого САП называет "доверенным лицом" Кропивы](https://news.liga.net/politics/news/delo-karfagen-meru-presecheniya-poluchil-advokat-kotorogo-sap-nazyvaet-doverennym-litsom-kropivy) - Context: Kropyva's trusted person is lawyer Oleksandr Didych, who received a preventive measure. ## FAQ ### What decision did the HACC make in the 'Karthago' case? The court partially satisfied the defense motion: it extended the pre-trial detention of three defendants for another two months and reduced their bail amounts. ### How much were the bails reduced by? For Sergiy Kropyva from 120 million to 93 million hryvnias, for Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko from 20 million to 15 million hryvnias, and for the trusted person from 15 million to 11.6 million hryvnias. ### What are the defendants in the 'Karthago' case accused of? According to the investigation, they were members of a criminal organization operating within the Office of the Prosecutor General that 'covered' fraudulent call centers and laundered funds.