Mindich Case: Umerov Testifies to NABU

National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov was questioned by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau as a witness in a criminal case concerning a “back office” that, according to investigators, was organized by businessman Timur Mindich.

Umerov’s press service reported this, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

“Rustem Umerov was summoned to the NABU as a witness to testify in a criminal case opened for interference in the activities of a government official. The conversation was constructive. Rustem Umerov answered all of the investigator’s questions within the framework of procedural law,” the National Security and Defense Council noted.

The press service clarified that the interrogation took place on November 25. The agency is not disclosing further details.

It should be added that the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, also appears on the “Mindich tapes,” released by NABU as part of an investigation into corruption in the energy sector.

Incidentally, Andriy Sinyuk, deputy head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, resigned voluntarily . He explained that he wanted to avoid speculation surrounding the internal investigation.

It was previously reported that investigators had identified the identity of the person behind the pseudonym “Professor” on the tapes involved in the Timur Mindich corruption case.

As a reminder, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have come close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , as discussed in the article “Friend of Kolomoisky and Zelenskyy: Who is Timur Mindich?”

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