Former Deputy Office Head Iryna Mudra Detained Overnight in Corruption Probe
Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, was detained on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and is currently undergoing investigative actions at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). According to Member of Parliament Oleksiy Honcharenko, Mudra will spend the night in a temporary detention facility.
Former Deputy Office Head Iryna Mudra was detained overnight in Ukraine as part of a corruption probe, according to Member of Parliament Oleksiy Honcharenko. The operation, conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), targeted a "criminal organization" involving current and former Ukrainian lawmakers, as well as senior officials from the Presidential Office.
Mudra's premises were reportedly searched during the operation, where they uncovered a document containing a crisis communication plan related to the Verkhovna Rada's temporary investigative commission. President Volodymyr Zelensky had already dismissed Mudra from her post just hours after the probe was announced, following the creation of a new investigation dubbed "Operation Forrest Gump."
The probe is believed to be connected to the previous "Operation Midas," which targeted former business associate of Zelensky, Tymur Mindich, and former energy and justice minister Herman Halushchenko, who were both found involved in a $100 million kickback scheme. The latest probe also allegedly targets lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, representatives of Sense Bank - a bank linked to sanctioned Russian businessmen, and justice ministry officials.
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