Aydin Khudiev, who is featured in the “Carthage” case, still works at the Office of the Prosecutor General

Aydin Khudiev, who is featured in the “Carthage” case, still works at the Office of the Prosecutor General

Deputy Head of the Department of Organizational and Control Activities, Legal and Analytical Support Aydin Khudiev, who was mentioned in the materials of the "Carthage" case, has not been dismissed from the prosecution authorities as of now. He also has not been suspended from his position.

This was reported by the Anti-Corruption Center. They noted that the internal investigation concerning Khudiev is still ongoing.

What is known

According to the Anti-Corruption Center, the dismissal order for Khudiev, judging by the Office of the Prosecutor General’s response to the Anti-Corruption Center’s request, has not been registered. In addition, Khudiev, the Anti-Corruption Center noted, has not been suspended from his position.

"The Office of the Prosecutor General only reported that the internal investigation regarding Khudiev, which was appointed back in 3 August after a disciplinary proceeding was opened based on a statement from the public organization 'MEZHA', is still ongoing," the article says.

Who is Aydin Khudiev

The Anti-Corruption Center reminded that during the July attack on NABU and SAP in 2025, Khudiev was an adviser to then-Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

The Anti-Corruption Center previously also wrote that Khudiev actively participated in the persecution of NABU detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov.

In particular, the Anti-Corruption Center alleges that he took part in fabricating an episode about alleged tax fraud.

And already on 11 August 2025, less than a month after the mass searches of NABU employees, Khudiev was appointed deputy department head — head of a division at the OPG.

In June of this year, Khudiev’s subordinate, according to the Anti-Corruption Center, reopened a criminal proceeding against the Anti-Corruption Center that had been closed ten years earlier.

"In March 2026 the prosecutor obtained access to documents of the U.S. Embassy regarding a donor program through which the Prosecutor General’s Office attempted to prosecute the Anti-Corruption Center back in 2016," the Anti-Corruption Center noted.

And during the consideration of the "Carthage" case, the Anti-Corruption Center asserts, an SAP prosecutor quoted recordings implying that Serhiy Kropyva and Khudiev coordinated searches at 'not their' call centers. On one of the recordings Kropyva speaks about the need to "coordinate everything with Aydin" and that nothing should happen without their knowledge and permission.

Also, the Anti-Corruption Center notes, the SAP prosecutor stated that 50 thousand dollars were found at Khudiev’s workplace.

Despite all this, according to the Anti-Corruption Center, Khudiev remains in the Office of the Prosecutor General, and even the internal investigation, which has been ongoing for more than a month, has not been grounds for his suspension.

The family’s luxury assets do not match the declaration

The MEZHA project drew attention to the lifestyle of prosecutor Aydin Khudiev’s family, which, according to investigators, does not correspond to declared assets.

In particular, his wife showcased a BMW X5 2025 model on social media worth more than 120 thousand dollars. Jewelry from brands Cartier, Graff, Bulgari and Tiffany also appeared in posts. Investigators note that this property is not listed in Khudiev’s declaration.

According to MEZHA, the prosecutor does not have his own business. At the same time, his family is connected to companies in the Volyn and Kharkiv regions.

Khudiev’s wife works in the virtual assets sector, and his close relatives have businesses in the agricultural and commercial sectors.

After the investigation into Khudiev, the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of Prosecutors opened a disciplinary proceeding.

What preceded this

At the beginning of September, NABU and SAP conducted searches in the offices of the Office of the Prosecutor General. In response, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko published materials, including search protocols, and accused the anti-corruption agencies of seizing materials of proceedings concerning their own employees, as well as documents of covert investigative actions.

On 14 September Kravchenko reported that he signed a suspicion notice to NABU Director Semen Kryvonos, including regarding the alleged falsification of documents to obtain undue benefit. NABU said it was operating normally and denied that such a suspicion had been served.

Kravchenko submitted his resignation on 7 September against the backdrop of an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office into the "protection" of call centers. On the night of 14 September Kravchenko crossed the state border of Ukraine in an official car.

He confirmed his departure on social media, stating that he was on an official business trip abroad for meetings with international partners. According to journalistic investigations, he personally arranged a 5-day business trip to Paris allegedly to participate in a meeting of the PACE parliamentary network. A few days earlier his wife also left Ukraine.

The Office of the Prosecutor General initially stated that it did not have detailed information about the trip, while the State Border Guard Service noted that the pass was issued on the basis of official documents granting the right to leave.