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Unknown individuals sent to a number of institutions messages about allegedly discovered facts of declaring inaccurate information in the declarations of the head of the Chernivtsi regional prosecutor's office, Artom Yasy. The documents are signed in the name of Seryh Kachmarskyi — head of the local branch of the public association All-Ukrainian Union “Stop Corruption”.
However, Kachmarskyi and the organization itself say that they have no relation to these appeals. The All-Ukrainian Union notes that the document does not conform to the organization's official letter format and shows signs of forgery.
Kachmarskyi called the mailing a provocation.
Head of the Chernivtsi branch of the All-Ukrainian Union “Stop Corruption” Serhiy Kachmarskyi denied sending any documents to law enforcement agencies regarding the leadership of the regional prosecutor's office.
According to him, he did not sign such appeals, and his lawyer did not send the corresponding papers either. Moreover, in the documents circulated in his name, the address of the Kyiv office was allegedly mistakenly indicated instead of the local branch.
“Any receipt of documents to the law enforcement agencies from my name regarding the prosecutor's activities is a 100% provocation. I personally did not sign or send any papers, which can be easily confirmed by expertise,” Kachmarskyi said.
He also suggested that unknown individuals may be trying to provoke a conflict between public activists and the regional law enforcement leadership.
How to distinguish an official appeal from forgery.
In the All-Ukrainian Union “Stop Corruption” emphasize that official written appeals and requests are submitted on stamped letterheads with a logo, legal address, and appropriate requisites.
In the circulated document, according to the organization, these features are absent. The All-Ukrainian Union also said that they have already sent an official response to the situation to the relevant authorities.
“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 such case, so please pay special attention to the presence of official requisites on the documents,” the organization noted.
This is not the first case of using the Stop Corruption brand.
Earlier StopCor already reported cases where unknown individuals tried to use the organization's name and symbolism to distribute documents in its name.
In particular, in February 2025 year in Odesa region an unknown person, according to the organization, forged the logo and seal of the All-Ukrainian Union “Stop Corruption” for a request to state bodies. And in February 2024 year StopKor wrote about the appearance of a clone of the organization, whose representatives presented themselves as anti-corruption activists.
The All-Ukrainian Union calls on people to verify the authenticity of documents and not to associate the appeal with the organization merely because of the mention of its name or the surname of a representative.
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