Bail of UAH 6 million: Stefanishyna did not pay the money and filed an appeal
Фото: Reuters
Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olga Stefanishyna failed to pay UAH 6 million in bail within the deadline set by law. At the same time, her lawyers appealed the decision on a preventive measure.
This is reported by hromadske with reference to the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court.
On August 6, the Supreme Court of Ukraine chose Stefanishyna as a preventive measure in the form of a bail of UAH 6 million in the framework of the case of illicit enrichment.
According to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, the suspect must post bail no later than five days after the relevant decision is made. As of the evening of August 11, the funds for Stefanyshyna had not been received.
In such circumstances, the prosecutor has the right to go to court and request a change in the preventive measure.
Meanwhile, on August 11, the Appeals Chamber of the Supreme Court of Ukraine received an appeal from Stefanishyna’s lawyers against the decision on a preventive measure. The court is expected to consider the appeal in the near future.
It was previously reported that anti-corruption authorities announced a new suspicion against Olga Stefanishyna .
Also, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy, Anastasia Radina, stated that the KAMparitet consortium , which is linked to Mykhailo Stefanishyn, owed the state about UAH 2 million.
It was also reported that people from Stefanishyna’s close circle received at least four large real estate properties under management through ARMA , including the Trade Union House on Independence Square in Kyiv.