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NABU's "Forrest Gump" operation has revealed widespread corruption involving high-profile figures in Ukraine. Key developments include the government's decision to sell Sense Bank, with proceeds going to the Armed Forces. A preventive measure is sought for ex-MP Maksym Mykytas, demanding a UAH 200 million bail. The operation has exposed a raiding scheme orchestrated by figures from the case, alongside a discovery of anti-crisis communication plans during searches. Additionally, former Presidential Office Deputy Head, Iryna Mudra, was served a notice of suspicion, heightening the operation's impact. As investigations continue, the dismissal of Gump-related officials indicates mounting pressure to address corruption.
What is the "Forrest Gump" operation about in Ukraine?
The "Forrest Gump" operation, conducted by NABU and SAPO, is a large-scale anti-corruption investigation revealing unlawful activities involving Ukrainian MPs and officials. The operation includes the sale of Sense Bank, preventive measures against ex-MPs, and exposes corporate raiding schemes. This action aims to curtail corruption and redirect funds to the Armed Forces.
Who are some key figures implicated in the "Forrest Gump" operation?
Key figures in the "Forrest Gump" operation include former MP Maksym Mykytas, former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra, and other senior officials. Their implication highlights the operation's emphasis on tackling corruption at high levels of government and public offices.
What measures are being taken against Maksym Mykytas?
Ex-MP Maksym Mykytas is facing preventive measures in connection with the "Forrest Gump" operation. A bail amounting to UAH 200 million has been proposed to ensure preventive actions, as the High Anti-Corruption Court reviews the case amidst continuing investigations by NABU and SAPO.
What repercussions has Iryna Mudra faced due to the operation?
Iryna Mudra, the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, was served with a notice of suspicion in the context of the "Forrest Gump" operation. Consequently, President Zelenskyy dismissed her from her role, indicating the operation's escalating efforts to clamp down on implicated officials, maintaining governmental accountability.
What is the significance of the Sense Bank sale in relation to "Forrest Gump"?
The sale of Sense Bank has been expedited by the government, with its proceeds intended to bolster the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This action forms part of the "Forrest Gump" operation, showcasing the commitment to repurpose financial gains from illicit activities back into national security and military enhancement efforts.
What was discovered during the searches in the "Forrest Gump" investigation?
During searches associated with the "Forrest Gump" investigation, authorities uncovered anti-crisis communication plans within the context of operations by the Verkhovna Rada's Temporary Investigative Commission. These revelations point to structured efforts by those implicated to mitigate fallout amidst the crackdown on corruption.
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Real estate worth 27 million hryvnias: Media report on assets of Judge Stasiuk’s family, who appears in NABU "Themis" recordings. VIDEO Journalists have uncovered a flat and parking spaces in the Pechersk district of the capital, country houses on the outskirts of Kyiv, and a new minivan in the most expensive specification belonging to relatives of Serhii Stasiuk, a judge at the Kyiv Commercial Court, who is implicated in the... 5 252 30 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
HACC upheld preventive measure imposed on Mudra The High Anti-Corruption Court has kept Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the Presidential Office, in custody. 1 674 10 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mudra and Stolar in trap: Why can’t they post bail in top-corruption cases? / Uncensored. VIDEO Having the money for bail is only half the battle. The bank must still process the payment. According to ZN.UA, Iryna Mudra and Vadym Stolar encountered bank refusals. 4 188 6 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
"Sense Bank" paid 186,000 UAH a month to "overseer" from Presidential Office, Veselyi, – Zhelezniak. VIDEO Businessman Vasyl Veselyi received 186,000 UAH per month from "Sense Bank" for services which were described in the work completion reports as liaising with state bodies and advising the Supervisory Board. 7 081 27 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
"Forrest Gump": HACC imposed preventive measure on Stolar – UAH 300 million bail The High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on non-factional MP Vadym Stolar, who features in the NABU and SAPO operations "Forrest Gump" and "Themis." 5 907 11 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Operation "Themis": Supreme Court did not conduct internal investigations into Judges Dashutin and Rohach. DOCUMENT The Supreme Court did not conduct internal investigations into Judges Ihor Dashutin and Larysa Rohach in connection with reports about the NABU operation "Themis." 3 708 17 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Authorities are preparing series of attacks on NABU and SAPO – journalist Tkach Amid the "Carthage" and "Forrest Gump" anti-corruption investigations, the authorities are once again preparing a series of attacks on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). 9 035 41 Previously in trend: Pressure on NABU Forrest Gump operation Operation Carthage
Over UAH 1 billion in bail posted for Zelenskyy’s senior officials: Some funds provided by shell companies – media In the "Mindichgate" and "Forest Gump" cases, more than UAH 1.1 billion in bail has been posted for former and current senior officials from the entourage of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. These include former Presidential Office officials, MPs from the Servant of the People party, former... 11 339 47 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Forrest Gump operation
Operation "Forest Gump": HACC sets UAH 15 million bail for Sense Bank chairman Stupak but does not remand him in custody On Wednesday, September 2, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) imposed a preventive measure on Oleksii Stupak, chairman of the Management Board of the state-owned Sense Bank and a figure in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office operation... 1 794 5 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
HACC Appeals Chamber upholds preventive measure for Mudra – detention with option of UAH 20 million bail The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the preventive measure of detention with the option of UAH 20 million bail for former Deputy Head of the Office of the President and figure in the Forest Gump and Themis cases Iryna Mudra. 1 655 15 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
HACC has extended its consideration of appeal against preventive measure imposed on Mudra. LIVE BROADCAST The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court is holding a hearing to consider an appeal against the pre-trial measure imposed on Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the Presidential Office. 1 243 4 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mykytas could have paid 10 million hryvnias in single instalment for Mudra’s daughter’s education in New York, - SAPO The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) suspects that former MP Maksym Mykytas may have covered the costs of a two-year course for the daughter of Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the Office of the President, at an educational institution in New York. 63 157 26 Previously in trend: Case of former lawmaker Mykytas Forrest Gump operation
"Forrest Gump": Preventive measure against Presidential Office official Dubovyk remains unchanged The preventive measure imposed on Viktor Dubovyk, Director-General for Legal Affairs at the Office of the President, who is implicated in the ‘Forest Gump’ case, has been left unchanged. 2 157 11 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
High Anti-Corruption Court’s appeal left preventive measure imposed on Mykytas unchanged The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has issued a ruling on a preventive measure against former MP Maksym Mykytas, who is implicated in the NABU investigation known as ‘Forrest Gump’. 3 646 4 Previously in trend: Case of former lawmaker Mykytas Forrest Gump operation
High Anti-Corruption Court is considering appeal to change Mykytas’s pre-trial measure LIVE BROADCAST The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court is considering an appeal against the pre-trial measure imposed on former MP Maksym Mykytas. 3 119 5 Previously in trend: Case of former lawmaker Mykytas Forrest Gump operation
Investigation did not cooperate with Mykytas to obtain recordings of Mudra’s conversations; this is impossible, - SAPO The investigation did not cooperate with former MP Maksym Mykytas when it obtained recordings of a conversation involving Iryna Mudra, former deputy head of the President’s Office, as part of Operation ‘Forrest Gump’. 4 822 13 Previously in trend: Case of former lawmaker Mykytas Forrest Gump operation
Wiping out Budanov: How are top-level corruption and Tatarov sinking polling frontrunner? / Uncensored. PHOTOS Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov has publicly commented for the first time on his appearance in the recordings in the "Forrest Gump" case and, instead of providing answers, gave an interview that raised even more questions. Asked the simple question of "what top-level corruption is... 7 525 25 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Operation "Themis": businessman and former deputy Astion served with notice of suspicion of corporate raiding and money laundering, - NABU The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have expanded the list of suspects in the case involving a criminal organisation that specialised in hostile takeovers, property fraud and the laundering of criminal assets. The... 3 553 24 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
NBU begins inspections of banks due to bail for Halushchenko The National Bank has launched unscheduled inspections of banks that provided services to clients involved in posting bail for former Energy and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko. 3 510 12 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
UAH 20 million bail for Mudra has not yet been raised – media The UAH 20 million bail set by the court for former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra has not yet been raised. 2 616 34 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Budanov on mentions of "Kyrylo Oleksiiovych" in NABU recordings: Let court determine who can be heard and where. VIDEO The Head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Budanov, has stated that it is up to the court to assess the recordings in which his name is mentioned in the Iryna Mudra case. 13 445 204 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Operation ’Themis’: searches carried out at homes of two Supreme Court judges On 19 August, as part of Operation ‘Themis’, searches were carried out at the homes of two Supreme Court judges. 30 832 83 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Presidential Office official appears in Mudra case over Halushchenko’s bail: He is called "Kyrylo Oleksiiovych" – media The materials of a motion seeking a preventive measure against former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra in the Forrest Gump case mention another Presidential Office official in addition to her. Investigators assign this official the role of organiser, and in recorded... 27 963 193 Previously in trend: Halushchenko case Forrest Gump operation
"Forrest Gump": UAH 7 million bail was paid for OP official Dubovyk The full 7 million hryvnia bail has been posted for Viktor Dubovyk, the general director for legal affairs at the Office of the President, who is implicated in the "Forest Gump" case. 2 462 18 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Portion of bail has already been posted for Mudra, - attorney A portion of the bail has already been posted for Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the Office of the President. 2 895 41 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
How 150 million hryvnias in bail for Halushchenko was transferred: financial monitoring failed to work, – Zhelezniak. VIDEO Tens of millions of hryvnias intended as bail for those implicated in the ‘Midas’ case may have passed through the accounts of shell companies, whilst the banks’ financial monitoring system was effectively non-operational at the time. 17 955 60 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Bail totalling over half billion hryvnias has been posted for those implicated in "Mindichgate" scandal: that would be enough to buy 25,000 FPV drones, – ZN.UA Last year, NABU and SAPO served notices of suspicion to several high-ranking officials and their accomplices involved in various episodes of the Midas case, which centers on energy sector corruption and money laundering. This year, anti-corruption agencies announced the exposure of new schemes... 15 530 30 Previously in trend: Corruption in Ukraine Mindichgate Forrest Gump operation
Court postpones hearing on preventive measure for Sense Bank board chairman Stupak until September 2 The High Anti-Corruption Court will resume its hearing on September 2 to consider a preventive measure for Oleksii Stupak, chairman of the management board of state-owned Sense Bank, who is implicated in the Forest Gump case. 1 560 11 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Amid intensified Russian strikes, Ukraine is drowning in corruption and political chaos – The Economist The release on 19 August of another batch of wiretap recordings by anti-corruption agencies featuring conversations between senior Presidential Office officials was shocking not because of the schemes themselves, but because of how routinely the figures in the "Forrest Gump" case discussed them. 6 473 45 Previously in trend: Corruption in Ukraine Forrest Gump operation
Following Mindich’s call, Zelenskyy ordered Mudra to "get" Halushchenko out of pre-trial detention centre – Zhelezniak MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak has published his own account of how he believes events surrounding the posting of bail for former Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko in the "Forrest Gump" case unfolded, including the role President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have played. 21 341 94 Previously in trend: Halushchenko case Forrest Gump operation
Mindich gave cash to Mudra, implicated in "Forest Gump" case, for Halushchenko’s bail – SAPO Businessman Timur Mindich, a figure in the NABU "Mindichgate" case, provided former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra with the cash needed to post bail for former minister Herman Halushchenko. 17 864 40 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Forrest Gump operation
European Commission on Operation ’Forrest Gump’: Fight against corruption is important for those wishing to join EU The European Commission has emphasised the need to protect independent anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine against the backdrop of the ‘Forrest Gump’ special operation carried out by NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). 1 242 3 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Mudra on 20 million hryvnias bail: "I have lots of friends; I’ll try to raise that amount". VIDEO Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office, who has been subject to a pre-trial measure, has commented on the bail amount of 20 million hryvnias. 4 982 61 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mudra has been remanded in custody: bail set at 20 million hryvnias and electronic monitoring bracelet The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office. 8 080 72 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mudra on Mykytas: "This person was close to me and was recording me all time" Iryna Mudra, former deputy head of the President’s Office, stated that former MP Maksym Mykytas was the person who had recorded conversations with her, which were subsequently made public by NABU and the SAPO. 24 056 97 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
High Anti-Corruption Court imposes preventive measure on Mudra (updated). VIDEO The High Anti-Corruption Court is continuing to determine the preventive measure to be imposed on Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office. 2 555 9 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mudra’s pretrial detention hearing will continue on August 25: prosecutor is insisting on 150 million bail On the morning of 25 August, the High Anti-Corruption Court will continue proceedings to determine a preventive measure for Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office, who is implicated in the ‘Forrest Gump’ case. 3 354 32 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mudra and Mykytas, who are implicated in ’Forrest Gump’ case, discussed destruction of evidence and measures to conceal their activities ahead of NABU searches The former deputy head of the Presidential Office, Iryna Mudra, who is implicated in the ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Themis’ cases, complains in a conversation with former MP Maksym Mykytas that she is unable to find out the details of the investigation against her and is keen to ‘wipe’ her phone before... 6 347 27 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
HACC considers preventive measure for Mudra. LIVE BROADCAST Today, August 24, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) continued its hearing on a preventive measure for former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra. 6 975 65 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
MP Stolar has been notified that he is under investigation on five counts, - media Vadym Stolar, an independent Member of Parliament, has been served with a notice of suspicion. Last week, his premises were searched by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). 6 164 31 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Budanov on Mudra case: "Let’s wait and see what court has to say" The Head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Budanov, has commented on the ‘Forest Gump’ investigation by the anti-corruption authorities, which involves officials from the President’s Office, including the now former Deputy Head of the President’s Office, Iryna Mudra. 16 566 96 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Zelenskyy must tell us all whether he was aware of corruption within his inner circle, - Fedorov Former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has stated that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must explain whether he was aware of possible corruption amongst his inner circle, emphasising that this is the President’s responsibility. 9 647 115 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
"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. 11 992 92 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Corruption is preventing us from ending war in position of strength. We need elections, - Fedorov It is possible to holdelections during the war in Ukraine; this will help to revitalise the institutions of government and contribute to the fight against corruption amongst senior officials. 7 515 123 Previously in trend: Elections during war Forrest Gump operation
Shabunin: I am convinced that Mudra received instructions from president regarding case of Halushchenko’s bail Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, believes that Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the President’s Office, acted on the direct instructions of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the case concerning the arrangement of a 150 million hryvnia bail for former Energy Minister Herman... 16 423 67 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
EU pledges support for anti-corruption efforts after meeting with NABU and SAPO heads. PHOTO On Friday, 21 August, ambassadors of European Union member states met with National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Semen Kryvonos and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Head Oleksandr Klymenko. 2 329 9 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Forrest Gump operation
Mudra followed Budanov’s instructions in Halushchenko bail case – Zhelezniak MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak said that Deputy Head of the Office of the President Iryna Mudra may have been following instructions from Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov in the case involving the arrangement of bail for former minister Herman Halushchenko. 41 675 104 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Government terminates mandate of Sense Bank Supervisory Board Chair Hladyshenko The Cabinet of Ministers terminated the mandate of Mykola Hladyshenko, chair of the Supervisory Board of Sense Bank, amid NABU’s Forest Gump and Themis special operations. 1 153 10 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
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