As of today, 61 prosecutor in the Khmelnytskyi region has disability documents, which is an abnormally high figure. This was confirmed by Ukraine's Attorney General Andriy Kostin while reporting on the initial results of an internal investigation regarding this matter.
He noted that the verification is being conducted not only in the Khmelnytskyi region but across all prosecutor's offices in Ukraine, including the Office of the Attorney General. It has been established that 50 prosecutors from Khmelnytskyi obtained their disabilities even before the full-scale war began.
"It is crucial to determine the circumstances under which they received their disabilities, as the proportion of such employees in the Khmelnytskyi region is very high. (...) I believe that all prosecutors who are under suspicion should voluntarily undergo a re-examination. So far, this has not been done within the framework of criminal proceedings," Kostin stated.
The Attorney General also announced that he initiated the formation of a working group involving international experts. The group is expected to comprehensively assess the situation and develop solutions to prevent similar abuses in the future.
Scandal Involving Disabled Prosecutors in Khmelnytskyi Region
As reported by UNIAN, recent media coverage indicated that approximately fifty prosecutors from the Khmelnytskyi region have obtained disability status. There were suggestions that the former head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC) Tatyana Krupa, who was detained in early October on suspicion of bribery, might have issued these disabilities.
Today, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the convening of a National Security and Defense Council meeting due to corruption in the MSEC and possibly "fake disabilities" among dozens of prosecutors. The President labeled the actions of the prosecutors, who "exploited their connections" to obtain "fake disabilities," as "brazen."