Ukraine parliament passes law targeting scam call centers

Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada adopted a law introducing separate criminal liability for phone fraud, personal data theft, and operating scam call centers. Organizers face 7 to 12 years in prison; the law awaits Zelensky's signature. The move follows a corruption scandal involving prosecutors protecting such schemes.

• Organizers of scam call centers face 7 to 12 years in prison
• Law passed after bribery scandal in Prosecutor General's Office
• NABU named five suspects in the case
• In one week, police conducted 411 raids and closed 94 call centers