National Police officers implicated in Operation Carthage to be dismissed soon - interior minister
An internal investigation is underway regarding two National Police officers suspected in connection with Operation Carthage.
Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivan Vyhovsky, has announced that two National Police officers implicated in Operation Carthage will be dismissed soon. The officers, a deputy head of the Department for Strategic Investigations and a Kyiv Regional Main Directorate officer, have already been suspended from their duties following an internal investigation.
Vyhovsky revealed this information during a speech to the Verkhovna Rada on Friday. The officers are facing criminal charges as part of Operation Carthage, which uncovered a criminal organization providing illicit benefits to high-ranking law enforcement officials in exchange for shielding fraudulent call centers and illegal businesses.
Among those under investigation are General Serhiy Duka, former First Deputy Head of the SBU's Department for the Protection of National Statehood, and Oleksandr Demyanchuk, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Division in Kyiv region. Other suspects include Volodymyr Tsenov, known as Price, and Vitaliy Rybalko, known as Boxer.
The criminal organization involved at least 12 individuals, with Kriminal serving as the founder and leader and Meksykanets heading the Khimprom drug cartel.
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