Ukraine's Prosecutor General says he won't resign amid major scandal unless Zelensky asks
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Sept. 7 that he has no plans to resign amid a major scandal and would do so at the request of his colleagues, the president, or parliament, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has stated that he will not resign from his position amid a major scandal unless President Volodymyr Zelensky or the Ukrainian parliament ask him to do so, according to reports by public broadcaster Suspilne. The controversy stems from allegations that Kravchenko was involved in a criminal organization that allegedly protected scam call centers, laundering millions of hryvnias.
The scheme was uncovered by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) on September 4. Kravchenko disclosed that seven prosecutors could potentially be dismissed as part of the investigation. He emphasized that the team comes first, and he will not cling to his position.
Seven prosecutors have already been detained as part of the probe, including Deputy Head Serhii Kropyva, who was remanded in custody until November 2 with a bail set at Hr 120 million ($2.7 million). Kravchenko's role in the alleged criminal scheme has been implicated through recordings released by NABU, which refer to someone referred to as the "boss" who protected the group.
The official was previously the head of Ukraine's State Tax Service from December 2024 to June 2025.
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