"Anti-corruption authorities have no questions for me," Zelenskyy commented on Mudra’s dismissal

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the evidence provided by the NABU proved sufficient to dismiss Iryna Mudra from her post as deputy head of the Presidential Office.

The Head of State announced this whilst speaking to journalists, reports Censor.NET, citing Ukrinform.

Zelenskyy commented on Mudra’s dismissal

"As for Iryna Mudra, I have no more details than you do. What I knew was enough to react on the very first day of this case – immediately after the searches. There were enough details to dismiss her. I actually heard, along with you, some talk about certain actions – real or potential. It is not appropriate to discuss this now. What was said there – I believe – is enough for the deputy and one other person in the department to be dismissed. If there is further information, we will respond to that further information," said Zelenskyy.

He also emphasised that the anti-corruption bodies have no questions for him.

"The heads of the anti-corruption bodies have absolutely no questions for me. They understand perfectly well that I am not involved in anything of the sort. And that is important to me," said the president.

Operation ‘Forest Gump’

It was previously reported that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are conducting a special operation to expose a criminal group involving MPs and senior officials from the Office of the President.
According to media reports, as part of the announced special operation, NABU and the SAP are carrying out searches at the home of Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the Office of the President.
In addition, NABU detectives carried out searches at the home of Hladyshenko, chairman of the supervisory board of "Sens Bank".
Vadym Stolar, a Member of Parliament from the ‘Opposition Platform – For Life’ party, which has been banned by the court, confirmed that NABU and the SAPO are conducting searches at his premises as part of the ‘Forest Gump’ special operation.
NABU later stated that the case involved 150 million hryvnias in cash which, according to the investigation, had been channelled into the legal system via a series of accounts held by front companies to pay bail for one of the defendants in the ‘Midas’ case.
Subsequently, the former deputy head of the Presidential Office, Iryna Mudra, confirmed that her premises were searched on 19 August; she was informed of the charges against her and served with a request for a preventive measure, but was not detained. She is preparing for the court hearing.
On 20 August, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) released new recordings of conversations involving those implicated in the ‘Forest Gump’ case — the second part of the investigation, entitled ‘Themis’. This concerns a scheme involving the hostile takeover of property and other assets through unauthorised interference with the Ministry of Justice’s information (automated) networks.
On 20 August, a prosecutor from the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) named all the individuals implicated in NABU’s ‘Forest Gump’ and ‘Themis’ operations.