In Ukraine, Maxim Mikitas, an ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, who appears in audio recordings from a National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) investigation into a criminal organization, has been sent into custody. The decision was made on August 21 by the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (VAKS).
Mikitas is being investigated in a new NABU case alongside Irina Mudra, the former deputy head of the Ukrainian leader’s office.
According to a Telegram channel linked to the media, VAKS has ordered Mikitas’ detention with a bail amount of 30 million hryvnias ($670 thousand). Meanwhile, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office requested a bail amount of 200 million hryvnias (approximately $4.4 million) in their petition to the court.
On August 19, Mudra came under investigation by NABU as part of a special operation targeting high-level corruption within a criminal group. The probe has led to searches at the homes of Mudra, Mikitas, and Rada deputy Vadim Stolar. The case also involves employees of the Ministry of Justice and representatives of Sense Bank. NABU has released audio recordings of conversations between alleged participants in the scheme, where they discussed money and its registration for relatives.
