SBU çalışanlarından General Serhii Duka için 65 milyon grivna kefalet toplamaya zorlanıyor
Ukrainian reports say SBU staff are being pressured to contribute between 50,000 and 150,000 hryvnias each to help cover the 65 million hryvnia bail ordered for SBU General Serhii Duka, who is in custody in the Karfagen corruption case. Duka and four other people were named as suspects in an alleged criminal organization that paid bribes to senior law-enforcement officials.
Öne çıkanlar
- Duka was detained on 4 November.
- The Higher Anti-Corruption Court set his bail at 65 million hryvnias while he remains in custody.
- SBU operatives are reportedly required to contribute 50,000 hryvnias each.
- SBU section, department and deputy department heads are reportedly required to contribute 150,000 hryvnias each.
- Contributors must send payment-document or receipt screenshots to their supervisors.
- Department heads reportedly compile lists of contributors and report them to Kyiv.
- SBU employees were reportedly promised repayment in cash, without a specified timetable or mechanism.
Neden önemli
The reported fundraising raises questions about coercion within the SBU and possible use of agency resources to secure bail for a senior official. It also deepens scrutiny of alleged links between senior SBU figures and illegal business activity in the Karfagen case, while the internal collection mechanism could affect cooperation, morale and institutional trust.
Ne oldu
Ukrainian media reported that SBU employees were being urged or required to transfer money directly to the Higher Anti-Corruption Court to cover General Serhii Duka’s bail. The reported contributions varied by position: operational staff were told to pay 50,000 hryvnias, while section heads, department heads and their deputies were told to contribute 150,000 hryvnias. Employees were instructed to provide screenshots of payment documents or receipts, and department heads were said to compile lists of contributors for reporting to Kyiv. Some employees were reportedly promised repayment in cash, although no timetable or mechanism was disclosed.
Duka was detained on 4 November after NABU detectives and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutors exposed an alleged criminal organization and announced suspicions against five participants in the Karfagen case. Investigators allege that the organization systematically paid bribes to senior law-enforcement officials in exchange for enabling fraudulent call centers, euro counterfeiting, drug sales and other illegal businesses. The court placed Duka in custody with the alternative of posting 65 million hryvnias.
During searches, officers reportedly found Alpha fighters in Duka’s home. Duka smashed phones and a hard drive with a hammer and threatened detectives with a firearm. SBU employees also received a salary advance four days earlier than usual on 6 November, and sources linked that payment to the bail collection effort.
Ukrayna kaynakları olayı nasıl aktarıyor
Ukrainian reporting focuses on the alleged internal SBU fundraising mechanism, including differentiated contribution amounts, required payment documentation, contributor lists and reporting to Kyiv. The coverage places the collection alongside Duka’s detention, resistance during the search and alleged efforts to obstruct anti-corruption investigators and journalists. It also examines possible links between the early salary advance and the collection.
Arka plan
NABU detectives and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutors announced suspicions against five participants in the Karfagen case on 4 November. The alleged organization systematically paid bribes to senior law-enforcement officials to enable fraudulent call centers, euro counterfeiting, drug sales and other illegal activity. Duka allegedly directed a coercive operation against anti-corruption detectives and Bihus.info investigative journalists alongside Anton Kravchuk, head of the SBU’s Main Internal Security Directorate. In the same case, Volodymyr Tsenov received a bail option, with 15 million hryvnias posted on 6 November, while Vitalii “the Boxer” Rybalko was detained without the option of bail.