HACC remands "Carthage" case suspect Demianchuk in custody without bail
On November 6, the High Anti-Corruption Court remanded Oleksandr Demianchuk (Consultant), a suspect in Operation "Carthage" and deputy head of a division within the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv region, in custody without bail.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) reported this, according to Censor.NET.
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On November 6, 2026, an investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) upheld the SAPO prosecutor’s position and remanded another suspect in the case — the deputy head of a division within the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv region — in custody without bail.
He will remain in custody until January 2, 2027.
According to investigators, the serving police officer helped make counterfeit banknotes produced by a criminal group comprising law enforcement officers and criminals identical to genuine ones. The banknotes were exported to Germany, among other destinations.
NABU's Operation "Carthage"
- NABU earlier reported that a senior Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) official was threatening to use a weapon and obstructing a search.
- The Bureau subsequently said that NABU and SAPO had exposed a criminal organization that systematically bribed senior SSU, National Police, and prosecution officials to provide "protection" for fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses.
- NABU said that the "Carthage" investigation had exposed a criminal organization whose members had arranged systematic bribes to senior law enforcement officials to ensure the unhindered operation of fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses.
- It was subsequently reported that anti-corruption authorities had detained General Serhii Duka, first deputy head of the SSU's Department for the Protection of National Statehood.
- SSU chief Oleksandr Poklad dismissed two senior Service officials implicated in NABU's investigation under Operation "Carthage." He also suggested that a suspect in the case known as "Mexican" return to Ukraine and surrender to law enforcement.
- NABU and SAPO named five suspects in providing cover for illegal businesses. Those implicated include senior Security Service of Ukraine and National Police officials.
- The main suspects in the case were remanded in custody without bail on November 5–6.
