Ukraine's chief prosecutor resigns over call centre corruption scandal

What the report says

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor, Ruslan Kravchenko, has resigned after corruption allegations linked to illegal call centres, according to BBC World News. The resignation came after anti-corruption investigators searched his offices over the weekend and said they had uncovered a money-laundering scheme involving an official in his office. Kravchenko denied the accusations in a statement and said he did not want his position to be turned into a political weapon.

The BBC reported that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said the network had taken money to shield call centres involved in phone scams and to launder illicit proceeds. Investigators said the funds were then spent on property, jewellery and other valuables. Kravchenko had previously described the allegations as unsubstantiated before submitting his resignation a day later and thanking President Volodymyr Zelensky and parliament for their trust.

The case lands amid continuing concern over corruption in Ukraine during the war with Russia. The BBC noted that anti-corruption reform remains a sensitive issue for Kyiv, especially after earlier public backlash over moves seen as weakening the independence of the country’s anti-graft bodies. The episode adds to scrutiny of Zelensky’s wider administration, even as the president has not yet commented on Kravchenko’s departure.