General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

EU commitments boost anti-corruption agencies’ independence, but gaps remain — NABU and SAPO
News - 12 October 2025

EU commitments boost anti-corruption agencies’ independence, but gaps remain — NABU and SAPO

Ukraine continues to fulfill its obligations regarding the strengthening of the independence of its anti-corruption institutions, a key part of the European integration process. While the heads of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) believe new measures strengthen their institutional capacity, they noted that certain gaps still remain

Chief Crimean prosecutor Ihor Ponochovnyy, who collaborated with human rights advocates, dismissed
News - 30 September 2025

Chief Crimean prosecutor Ihor Ponochovnyy, who collaborated with human rights advocates, dismissed

The Center of Journalistic Investigations pointed out that despite the Crimean prosecutor's office's successes, Ponochovnyy has not yet received any offers for reappointment or a new position and has resigned from the prosecutor's office. Human rights advocates who have cooperated with the Crimean prosecutor's office on international crimes issues in the occupied peninsula are concerned about the changes at the institution

Abolishing the independence of NABU and SAP contradicts Ukraine’s anti-corruption movement after the Revolution of Dignity – analysis by Agency for Legislative Initiatives
News - 22 July 2025

Abolishing the independence of NABU and SAP contradicts Ukraine’s anti-corruption movement after the Revolution of Dignity – analysis by Agency for Legislative Initiatives

Legal experts from the Kyiv-based think tank argue that bill №12414's passage represents a significant regression, achieved through procedural violations. They note that Maksym Buzhanskyy, a deputy from the presidential "Servant of the People" party, introduced the controversial amendments at the last minute into a bill with an entirely different original purpose

Ukrainian investigators and judges continue to ignore international humanitarian law when considering collaborationist cases
News - 24 May 2025

Ukrainian investigators and judges continue to ignore international humanitarian law when considering collaborationist cases

ZMINA releases an analytical report titled "Liability for collaborationism: how has judicial practice changed?", which analyses the verdicts listed in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions

Families of Heavenly Hundred demand explanations from Avakov and Lutsenko regarding the escape of former “Berkut” officers to Russia
News - 20 April 2017

Families of Heavenly Hundred demand explanations from Avakov and Lutsenko regarding the escape of former “Berkut” officers to Russia

Relatives of the Heavenly Hundred urge the General Prosecutor’s Office to closely monitor all activities and locations of the suspects and the public to monitor the court sessions

The Prosecutor General’s Office is pressuring the Public Integrity Council
News - 24 November 2016

The Prosecutor General’s Office is pressuring the Public Integrity Council

The Automaidan press secretary, Kateryna Butko, told "Ukrainska Pravda" in a comment on the searches conducted in connection with the alleged surveillance of Olena Pervushin, the head of the Holosiiv Court

UN: Donbas conflict leads to significant restrictions on freedom of expression and association in Ukraine
News - 03 June 2016

UN: Donbas conflict leads to significant restrictions on freedom of expression and association in Ukraine

The armed conflict has led to significant restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly, association and religion throughout Ukraine

MP Zalishchuk: Public representatives should develop new strategy for Rome Statute ratification
News - 02 June 2016

MP Zalishchuk: Public representatives should develop new strategy for Rome Statute ratification

Supporters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should develop a new strategy to achieve ratification of the Rome Statute, which will allow Ukraine to become a member of the court

Russia rejects all proposals to extradite Crimean prisoners to Ukraine – Ukrainian Ombudsperson
News - 26 May 2016

Russia rejects all proposals to extradite Crimean prisoners to Ukraine – Ukrainian Ombudsperson

Ukrainian Ombudsperson expressed her full readiness to launch active measures to extradite the prisoners from the occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s PGO identifies another two Berkut officers involved in shooting Euromaidan activists
News - 20 May 2016

Ukraine’s PGO identifies another two Berkut officers involved in shooting Euromaidan activists

More than 20 former officers of the Berkut force are on wanted list now.

‘Inconvenient’ investigators squeezed out of PGO through reorganization mechanism – Horbatiuk
News - 24 April 2016

‘Inconvenient’ investigators squeezed out of PGO through reorganization mechanism – Horbatiuk

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine uses a mechanism to squeeze out the investigators, “inconvenient” for the leadership

Amnesty International urges to secure Ukrainian lawyers
News - 04 April 2016

Amnesty International urges to secure Ukrainian lawyers

The Ukrainian authorities must secure lawyers of Russian servicemen

Ukrainian national Ivan Teleguz facing death penalty in US
News - 31 March 2016

Ukrainian national Ivan Teleguz facing death penalty in US

Ivan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on April 13.

Prosecutor General’s Office wants to look for American money at Anti-Corruption Action Center
News - 26 March 2016

Prosecutor General’s Office wants to look for American money at Anti-Corruption Action Center

The Anti-Corruption Action Center views this criminal proceeding as an excuse to launch the criminal prosecution of its staff, who has publicly criticized the work of the Prosecutor General's Office leadership

Prosecutor General’s Office to stop investigation into crimes against Maidan because of Parliament
News - 19 February 2016

Prosecutor General’s Office to stop investigation into crimes against Maidan because of Parliament

the Prosecutor General’s Office has repeatedly asked the Parliament to vote for necessary amendments

Yanukovych was ready to resort to murder to stop Euromaidan – PGO
News - 17 February 2016

Yanukovych was ready to resort to murder to stop Euromaidan – PGO

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the former government developed a plan to terminate the Revolution of Dignity

Evacuation from Svatove not organized properly – human rights activists
News - 13 November 2015

Evacuation from Svatove not organized properly – human rights activists

The town residents were not warned about danger and the bomb shelters were not identified.

Nineteen Roma children left homeless as a result of domestic conflict in Mukachevo
Articles - 04 November 2015

Nineteen Roma children left homeless as a result of domestic conflict in Mukachevo

The victims claim that the local police delay investigation into arson and death threats