أنتين كوفاليسكي يتولىacksonibly盯着Actingityintercept duties of Ukraine’s prosecutor general
Antin Kovalyskyi was appointed acting prosecutor general on 17 September after Ruslan Kravchenko was dismissed on 15 September. Kovalyskyi, who remains head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor’s Office, said his priorities were to ensure the agency’s work and remove unsuitable personnel.
أبرز النقاط
- Antin Kovalyskyi was appointed acting prosecutor general on 17 September.
- Ruslan Kravchenko was dismissed as prosecutor general on 15 September following parliamentary approval.
- Kovalyskyi said he had not been offered the permanent prosecutor general position.
- Kovalyskyi said he had not occupied the prosecutor general’s office and was working in another office.
- The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed a criminal organization on 4 September as part of Operation “Carthage.”
- Investigators said the organization systematically received kickbacks from fraudulent call centres and laundered the proceeds.
- Kovalyskyi said he had changed the leadership of the International Cooperation Department and appointed an audit of it.
لماذا يهمّ ذلك
The change of leadership took place after anti-corruption agencies exposed a criminal organization allegedly linked to illegal call centres and bribery inside the Prosecutor General’s Office. Kovalyskyi’s immediate priorities include restoring operational clarity and removing personnel whom he considers unsuitable.
ماذا حدث
The Verkhovna Rada approved the dismissal of Ruslan Kravchenko as prosecutor general on 15 September. On 17 September, Antin Kovalyskyi was appointed to perform the duties of the office. Kovalyskyi, who also remains head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor’s Office, said he had accepted the assignment to ensure the agency’s work and undertake personnel changes. He said he had appointed an audit of the International Cooperation Department, changed its leadership and the leadership of its deputy departments, and returned specialists in international cooperation to the department. He also denied having been offered the permanent prosecutor general position and said the appointment of the prosecutor general had not been discussed with him.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian reporting focused on the change in the Prosecutor General’s Office, the new acting chief’s priorities and existing allegations of corruption. It also highlighted Kovalyskyi’s account of instructions agreed with the President and his denial of involvement in the so-called telephone right.
الخلفية
On 4 September, the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced the exposure of a criminal organization under Operation “Carthage.” According to investigators, the group systematically received kickbacks from fraudulent call centres, laundered the money and enforced payments for call centres to operate without interference. The alleged scheme involved prosecutors and close unofficial associates and included kickbacks for allowing shadowy call centres to continue defrauding Ukrainian and foreign citizens.