The scandalously known Major General of the State Border Guard Service, Serhiy Mul, quietly removed his declarations from the open register of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. What would have been impossible for an ordinary civil servant became another “technical detail” for the general. Mul demonstrates once again: in the Ukrainian security system, there are two realities — one for citizens, the other for the elected officials.
In 2024, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court acquitted Mul on charges of false declaration. Formally, the case is closed, but the content of the suspicions has not disappeared. Expenses, lifestyle, contacts - all this continues to raise questions to which the state has never received answers.
After the court's decision, the general simply returned to the system - quietly and confidently, as if there were no high-profile scandals at all.
Mul was talked about back in 2023, when a video of his conflict with patrol officers was posted online. The police stopped his car in the middle of the night and asked him to take an alcohol test. Mul refused, and the tone of his conversation with the inspectors sounded like a direct demonstration of immunity.
After public pressure, he was removed from his post as head of the Southern Regional Department — but not removed, but transferred to Kyiv, where he actually retained his powers and influence.
Another scandal was his press officer's trip to Paris for New Year's in the midst of the invasion. The high-profile story ended with the employee's dismissal. The mule who supervised her work bore no responsibility. All the arrows were moved down the vertical, and the general himself again remained unpunished.
And now — a new episode. Mul's declarations have disappeared from the open register of the NACP. No explanations, legal grounds, or reaction from state bodies. It seems that the general simply decided to cross out unnecessary lines from his public dossier — and he will not be held accountable for it.
In a country that demands transparency and accountability from everyone, especially in times of war, Mule's actions demonstrate a systemic problem. As long as the power elite can "go into the shadows" with impunity, any talk of justice, reform, and renewal looks cynical.
Ukrainians have been shown again: there are people in the state system for whom the operation of the law is an option, not an obligation.
