Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office pledges cooperation in fraudulent call-centre case

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has pledged full cooperation with anti-corruption authorities investigating the operation of fraudulent call centres.

The office said it would provide the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and other anti-corruption bodies with all necessary information within the law. It also said it would suspend an employee whose possible involvement in unlawful activities is under investigation.

The statement followed investigative actions at the Prosecutor General’s Office on the evening of Sept. 4. NABU said the actions formed part of a special operation to expose a criminal organisation.

Sources in business circles cited by Ukrainska Pravda said NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office detained Serhii Kropyva, deputy head of the Prosecutor General’s Office’s International Legal Cooperation Department. The office said the circumstances, including any possible involvement by its employee, should be established through the investigation.

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Regarding the possible involvement of one of the employees of the Prosecutor General's Office in illegal activities related to the work of fraudulent call centers: all circumstances should be established by the investigation. The Prosecutor General's Office will provide the anti-corruption authorities with full assistance and all the necessary information within the law.