SAPO deputy prosecutor Andrii Syniuk resigns at own request – statement

SAPO deputy head Andriy Sinyuk resigns at own request

Deputy head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), Andrii Syniuk, has resigned.

SAPO said this in a statement, Censor.NET reports.

"As of November 14, 2025, Andrii Syniuk has left SAPO at his own request. We note that under Ukrainian law, the head of SAPO does not have the authority to dismiss deputies single-handedly. That power belongs exclusively to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine," the statement said.

SAPO said the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is conducting a pre-trial investigation into a suspected leak of restricted information.

"An internal inquiry launched by the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is also ongoing," it added.

Background

Earlier, media outlets published an investigation alleging that SAPO deputy head Andrii Syniuk may have been involved in disclosing case materials or details of investigations linked to Timur Mindich.

Mindichgate

Earlier, Censor.NET reported that NABU was conducting searches at Mindich's residence, who left Ukraine a few hours before the searches.
As reported, on Tuesday, 4 November, searches were conducted in one of the branches of the separate divisions of NNEGC "Energoatom" in connection with a corruption case.
The NABU is also conducting searches at the home of former Energy Minister Halushchenko and at "Energoatom".
The NABU and the SAPO announced a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector.
Current Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk appears on recordings obtained by NABU as part of its investigation into corruption in the energy sector.
Later, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau uncovered an office in central Kyiv belonging to the family of former MP and current Russian senator Andrii Derkach, where a "black ledger" was kept, cash was tracked, and money-laundering operations were organized.
On 11 November, NABU released recordings featuring Minister Halushchenko and Mindich.
Chernyshova has been served with a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment under Operation "Midas."
One of the suspects, Dmytro Basov, was remanded in custody with bail set at UAH 40 million.
Halushchenko's former adviser Myroniuk was remanded in custody with bail set at UAH 126 million.
The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted proposals to the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose personal sanctions against Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman following an NABU investigation into corruption in the energy sector.
Earlier, Ihor Myroniuk and Energoatom’s executive director for security, Dmytro Basov, featured on the NABU tapes under the alias "Tenor", were remanded in custody for 60 days.
Another suspect, Lesia Ustymenko, was also placed in pre-trial detention for 60 days.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has ruled on a preventive measure for Ihor Fursenko, a suspect in an energy-sector corruption case (known on the NABU tapes as "Roshyk").
On 13 November, the High Anti-Corruption Court arrested Liudmyla Zorina, with bail set at 12 million hryvnia.
Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against Mindich and Tsukerman.