Updated · Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty · Aug 19
NABU, SAP Target Zelenskyy Office, Lawmakers in Hr 150M Probe as Pressure Mounts
Updated
Updated · Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty · Aug 19
NABU, SAP Target Zelenskyy Office, Lawmakers in Hr 150M Probe as Pressure Mounts
3 articles · Updated · Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty · Aug 19
Summary
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies said arrests were made in “Operation Forrest Gump,” which targets an alleged criminal organization involving current and former lawmakers and senior presidential-office officials.
A 24-minute NABU-SAP video tied the case to money laundering around the earlier “Midas” investigation, with previous reports saying suspects allegedly moved Hr 150 million ($3.4 million) in bail funds through Sense Bank.
Iryna Mudra, deputy head of Zelenskyy's office, was reported to be under search and was dismissed hours later without explanation; businessman and former lawmaker Vadym Stolar said investigators were also at his home.
The probe deepens pressure on Zelenskyy a day after former Defense Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov urged wartime elections, though analysts said his intervention drew a mixed response and may be a weak political opening.