First compensation in history: Ukraine returns millions of euros stolen by corrupt officials from abroad

For the first time, Ukraine managed to return funds stolen from abroad as a result of a corruption scheme.

This was reported by the NABU press service.

More than 3.3 million euros — approximately 163 million UAH — will be transferred to the state budget from a French company involved in the case of abuses at the State Enterprise “Polygraph Plant “Ukraine”.

“This is the first compensation in the history of anti-corruption agencies that will be paid by a foreign entity,” the bureau emphasized.

Previously, NABU and SAPO established that the company purchased materials from a French company at inflated prices through an Estonian shell company, and the former director received an illegal benefit for this – copyrights to the designs of the security elements of documents.

During the course of the case, 8 people were notified of suspicion, including the former director of the enterprise.

“This result was made possible thanks to a joint investigative team of NABU, SAPO, law enforcement officers of France and Estonia under the auspices of Eurojust. Interaction with foreign colleagues was established through the OECD GLEN platform – the Global Network of Law Enforcement Practitioners, which helped establish stable and partnership relations with a large number of countries. The STAR (Stolen Asset Recovery) initiative also played an important role in the process,” the report says.

As a reminder, NABU will investigate the case of alleged fraud by the former leadership of the Poltava OVA during the construction of fortifications for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk region, the cost of which was doubled, while the quality of the fortifications themselves did not meet the requirements.

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