For Serhiy Duka, a former high-ranking official of the Security Service of Ukraine suspected in the "Carthage" case, the full bail amount set by the court, 65 million hryvnias, has been paid. The funds arrived in more than one and a half thousand separate payments.

This was reported on November 13 by "Ukrainska Pravda." The fact of payment in full was confirmed to journalists by the press service of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC).

According to the publication's sources, 1,612 payments were received on the court's account, and the total amount of transfers even exceeded the set 65 million hryvnias. The exact amount above the specified bail has not been clarified.

Already on November 10, 44 million hryvnias were paid for Duka by 1,113 payers. As of the morning of November 12, the amount had increased to 59.8 million hryvnias, and the number of payments to 1,450.

Earlier, information emerged about the collection of funds among SBU employees. Lawyer of the suspect Yuriy Sukhov confirmed in a commentary to Suspilne that special service employees did contribute to the fundraising, but he denied the compulsory nature of the contributions.

According to the defense lawyer, employees of the central apparatus and regional units of the SBU independently decided whether to financially support Duka. Independent confirmation of the voluntary nature of all payments is currently absent.

On November 6, the HACC chose for Serhiy Duka a preventive measure of detention with an alternative bail of 65 million hryvnias. The prosecution requested bail set at 100 million hryvnias.

Duka, who held the position of first deputy head of the Department for Protection of National Statehood of the SBU, is one of the suspects in the "Carthage" case. According to the version of NABU and SAPO, participants of the alleged criminal organization set up a system of providing bribes to law enforcement officers for facilitating the activities of fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses.

The payment of the full bail amount creates grounds for the release of the suspect from custody with the imposition on him of procedural obligations determined by the court. At the same time, separate confirmation of the actual release of Duka as of the time of the report is absent.

Based on materials from: "Ukrainska Pravda", Suspilne