On 22 October, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on Ivan Tymoshenko, the former head of the Information Technology Department at the Office of the Prosecutor General: 60 days« pre-trial detention, with the alternative of a bail of 8 million hryvnias, reported a Suspilne correspondent from the courtroom. On the same day, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced a new charge against the former head of one of the departments of the Office of the Prosecutor General in the »Carthage’ case; according to the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, this refers specifically to Tymoshenko.
Briefly about the main points
- The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered 60 days’ remand in custody, with bail set at 8 million hryvnias.
- According to Suspilne, the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office requested that bail be set at 100 million hryvnias.
- The NABU has announced a new charge as part of Operation «Carthage».
- The NABU and the SAP have announced that they have documented unlawful gains totalling over 1 billion hryvnias.
The bail is 12.5 times less than the amount demanded by the SAP
Prosecutors from the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office requested that the suspect be remanded in custody, with an alternative bail of 100 million hryvnias. The court partially granted this application and set bail at 8 million hryvnias — 12.5 times less than the amount requested by the SAP.
Tymoshenko He held the post of Head of the Information Technology Department at the Office of the Prosecutor General. According to a statement from the Office of the Prosecutor General’s press office, he resigned of his own accord on 11 September 2026.
What are the new allegations?
According to the NABU and the SAP, the new suspect allegedly communicated with representatives illegal call centres, systematically received funds from them, ensured secrecy and recruited other individuals. These circumstances constitute the prosecution’s version of events within the context of the pre-trial investigation.
The NABU has specified the classification as follows: membership of a criminal organisation under section 255(3) of the Criminal Code, aiding and abetting under section 27(5), and receiving an unlawful benefit on an exceptionally large scale under section 368(4) of the Criminal Code.
A notice of suspicion and the imposition of a preventive measure do not establish a person’s guilt. Guilt can only be established by a final and binding conviction handed down by a court.
What is known about Operation «Carthage»?»
NABU has publicly announced Operation «Carthage» 5 September 2026. According to the investigation, the case concerns the possible receipt of undue benefits from illegal fraudulent call centres in exchange for not interfering with their activities.
In a statement dated 22 October, the NABU and the SAP stated that the total amount of documented unlawful gains in this case exceeds 1 billion hryvnias. This is an estimate by the pre-trial investigation authorities within the scope of the case, and not the amount of bribes determined by the court.
The investigation is ongoing.
