Ukraine’s government removed Mykola Hladyshenko as chairman of the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and initiated the removal of the bank’s management board chairman under the new “Forrest Gump” probe. Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced the decision in his Telegram statement, following Sense Bank’s earlier confirmation that law enforcement officials conducted investigative actions at its head office.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “The facts disclosed by anti-corruption bodies require proper evaluation and cannot go unanswered,” Koretskyi said, adding that “trust is a fundamental condition for the operation of a state financial institution.” “Other bank officials named in the pre-trial investigation materials must face similar accountability,” he continued. Probe targets lawmakers and presidential officials Early Wednesday, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) announced a new probe dubbed “Forrest Gump.” Very little information was released about the new probe, though the agencies revealed that the operation targets an alleged “criminal organization” involving a current and a former Ukrainian lawmaker, as well as senior officials from the Presidential Office. NABU and SAPO claimed the operation uncovered a scheme in which participants laundered HR. 150 million ($3.3 million) through the state-owned bank to post bail for a suspect in a previous probe dubbed “Operation Midas,” Ukrainska Pravda reported.The bail was reportedly posted for the former energy minister Herman Halushchenko at the end of June.