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Participants in the corruption scheme transferred money to the former minister: who is this about?

Participants in the corruption scheme transferred money to the former minister: who is this about?

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NABU and SAPO employees documented how participants in a corruption scheme in the energy sector transferred money to the former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine.

This was reported by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.

It is noted that in internal communication the official was called Che Guevara.

Anti-corruption authorities found that he received $1.2 million and almost €100,000 in cash. The funds were transferred to an office or medical clinic owned by one of the organization’s members.

“The last amount — 500 thousand US dollars — was transferred to Che Guevara’s wife after he himself became a suspect of NABU and SAPO in corruption crimes,” the bureau notes.

This is probably the case of former Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov. In particular, during the meeting of the Supreme Court of Criminal Appeals on the selection of a preventive measure for one of the defendants, the prosecutor confirmed that he was involved in the case, Suspilne reports .

As a reminder, NABU and SAPO are conducting a large-scale operation “Midas” to expose corruption in the energy sector . According to the investigation, the activities of a high-level criminal organization were established, which controlled financial flows and personnel decisions in state energy structures.

It is known that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed an office in downtown Kyiv through which those involved in a corruption scheme in the energy sector legalized illegally obtained funds.

By the way, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau are conducting searches at the home of former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko and at JSC NNEGC Energoatom. The investigation concerns corruption schemes in the energy sector , which, according to the investigation, have been operating for a long time.

It is worth noting that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported suspicions against 7 individuals involved in a large-scale corruption scheme at JSC NNEGC Energoatom.

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