{
  "id": 18539531,
  "title": "Prosecutors Seek $2.2M Bail for SBU General in NABU Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/prosecutors-seek-2-2m-bail-for-sbu-general-in-nabu-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:58:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89386"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian prosecutors have requested detention with a $2.2 million bail for State Security Service Major General Serhiy Duka on Friday, Nov. 6, as part of a growing criminal investigation involving senior security and police officials. The request for bail had not been confirmed as a court decision. Duka is suspected of involvement in a criminal organization investigated under Operation Carthage. The court had earlier granted detention with a $330,000 bail for Volodymyr Tsenov, first deputy head of the National Police’s Strategic Investigations Department, and confirmed the payment to Ukrainska Pravda. Another suspect, Kyiv regional police official Oleksandr Demianchuk, remains detained without bail. Allegations against Demianchuk include counterfeiting currency and aiding a group involved in torture. NABU Detective-unit Chief Oleksandr Abakumov confirmed a search of Demianchuk's home but noted he had not been formally notified of suspicion. Abakumov also detailed the search of Duka's country house, stating that the general threatened detectives with a pistol and destroyed evidence. The SBU obstructed the court-authorized search for about two hours. Duka's detention hearing was partly closed due to a possible terrorist threat, prompting the prosecutor to seek the judge's recusal. Allegations against the five individuals, including Duka, Tsenov, and Demianchuk, involve bribery, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, kidnapping, and violence. These developments follow raids on senior law enforcement officials on Nov. 4, linked to alleged protection of fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses.",
  "summary": "Prosecutors have requested detention with Hr. 100 million ($2.2 million) bail for SBU general Serhiy Duka in the Operation Carthage investigation. Separately, bail has been paid for senior police official Volodymyr Tsenov, while NABU confirmed searching Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Rubel’s home without serving him with a formal notice of suspicion.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian prosecutors seek $2.2M bail for SBU Major General Serhiy Duka",
    "Duka suspected in criminal organization under Operation Carthage investigation",
    "Duka threatened detectives with pistol during search of country house"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}