The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is continuing on Monday its hearing on choosing a preventive measure for former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra, who is suspected in corruption schemes involving money laundering and raiding, and she is present in the courtroom.
After a recess announced last Friday, the prosecutor is continuing his address, in which he must justify the risks warranting a preventive measure of detention with an alternative bail of UAH 150 mln. After this, the defense and the suspect herself are due to speak, following procedure.
The court hearing is being broadcast on the HACC’s YouTube channel.
As reported, in his address at the Aug 21 hearing, the SAPO prosecutor listed all the episodes with which the former deputy head of the Presidential Office is charged, including announcing materials from covert investigative actions, some of which had earlier been made public in NABU and SAPO videos titled "Forrest Gump" and "Themis."
As reported, on Aug 19, NABU and SAPO released a video on a special operation called "Forrest Gump," exposing and notifying of suspicion individuals who legalized UAH 150 mln to pay bail for a suspect in the Midas case. The group included, among others, a deputy head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine and a former lawmaker.
On the afternoon of Aug 19, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree dismissing Iryna Mudra from the post of deputy head of the Presidential Office.
On Thursday, Aug 20, NABU and SAPO released a second video on corruption involving the same senior officials, titled "Themis," about the exposure of the illegal seizure of real estate and company assets through document forgery. The former deputy head of the Presidential Office also features in this episode.
In the recorded audio conversations, the individuals involved complain, among other things, about being unable to obtain information from NABU and SAPO, while it is possible to obtain information from the National Police, the SBU and the SBI. They also discuss ways of controlling the anti-corruption system.
Later on Aug 20, NABU and SAPO commented on the videos they had earlier released, titled "Forrest Gump" and "Themis," concerning the exposure of corruption schemes involving senior officials of the Presidential Office and a former and a current lawmaker.
"The activities of the criminal organization were aimed, among other things, at seizing expensive real estate properties as well as other assets of legal entities through unauthorized interference in the information (automated) networks of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, and the forgery of court decisions and title documents," NABU said in a statement on its Telegram channel on Thursday.
According to the statement, in the fall of 2025 members of the criminal organization carried out a raider seizure of two companies whose assets were valued at UAH 248 mln. "At the same time, the purpose of seizing one of these companies was to gain control over real estate in central Kyiv worth more than UAH 500 mln," NABU said.
In addition, according to the statement, in May 2026 members of the criminal organization attempted to seize real estate in Kyiv worth more than UAH 207 mln, but "due to circumstances beyond their control, were unable to see this crime through to completion."
NABU also said that certain members of the criminal organization, in collusion with representatives and officials of one of the state banks, organized and ensured the legalization of criminally obtained funds during June 2026.
"This concerns UAH 150 mln in cash, which was introduced into legal circulation through a number of shell company accounts to pay bail for a participant in another criminal organization (the Midas case)," the statement said.
"Based on the evidence obtained, NABU detectives and SAPO prosecutors have notified members of the criminal organization and individuals they recruited of suspicion under Articles 255, 191, 206-2, 209, 358 and 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine," SAPO said in its statement.
The HACC on Friday chose a preventive measure for former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas in the form of detention with an alternative bail of UAH 30 mln. Mykytas is a suspect in the schemes exposed in the videos.
