{
  "id": 19799005,
  "title": "National Police officers implicated in Operation Carthage to be dismissed soon - interior minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/national-police-officers-implicated-in-operation-carthage-to-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:30:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1236089.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "An internal investigation is underway regarding two National Police officers suspected in connection with Operation Carthage.",
  "key_points": [
    "Two National Police officers implicated in Operation Carthage to be dismissed soon.",
    "Officers suspended after internal investigation for criminal charges.",
    "Operation Carthage uncovered criminal organization aiding law enforcement officials."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The dismissal of these high-ranking officers signals a crackdown on the systemic corruption that allowed criminal organizations to operate fraudulent businesses under the protection of law enforcement officials.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}