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Attention, a fake: unknown persons circulated letters on behalf of “Stop Corruption” regarding the head of the Bukovina prosecutor's office
Unknown individuals circulated to a number of institutions messages about allegedly discovered facts of declaring false information in the declarations of the head of the Chernivtsi regional prosecutor's office, Artem Yasia. The documents were signed in the name of Serhiy Kachmarsky — the head of the local branch of the NGO “Stop Corruption.”
However, Kachmarsky and the organization itself state that they have no relation to these appeals. The NGO emphasizes that the document does not conform to the format of official correspondence of the organization and bears signs of forgery.
Kachmarsky called the mailing a provocation
Head of the Chernivtsi branch of the NGO “Stop Corruption” Serhiy Kachmarsky denied sending any documents to law enforcement agencies regarding the activities of the regional prosecutor's leadership.
According to him, he did not sign such appeals, and his lawyer also did not send the respective papers. In addition, in the documents circulating under his name, the Kyiv office address was allegedly mistakenly indicated instead of the local branch.
"The receipt of any documents to the security forces on my part regarding the prosecutor's activities is 100% a provocation. I personally did not sign or send any papers, which can be easily confirmed by examination," stated Kachmarsky.
He also suggested that unknown individuals may be trying to provoke a conflict between public activists and the regional security leadership.
How to distinguish an official appeal from forgery
The Stop Corruption NGO emphasizes that official written appeals and requests are submitted on branded letterheads with a logo, legal address, and the appropriate requisites.
In the circulated document, according to the organization, these features are absent. The NGO also said that they have already sent an official response to the appropriate authorities regarding the situation.
"As one of the largest anti-corruption organizations in Ukraine, we periodically encounter unscrupulous actions and attempts at manipulation, attempts to forge our requests and appeals. This is another similar case, so please pay particular attention to the presence of official requisites on documents," the organization said.
This is not the first case of using the Stop Corruption brand
Earlier, StopKor already reported cases where unknown persons tried to use the organization's name and symbolism to circulate documents on its behalf.
In particular, in February 2025 of this year, in Odesa region an unknown person, according to the organization, forged the logo and seal of the NGO “Stop Corruption” for a letter to state authorities. And in February 2024 of this year, StopKor wrote about the appearance of a clone of the organization, whose representatives posed as anti-corruption activists.
The NGO urges checking the authenticity of documents and not linking a letter solely to the organization because of the mention of its name or the surname of a representative.
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