{"id":1319467,"date":"2025-11-12T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/corruption-case-at-energoatom-court-remands-company-executive-director-basov-in-custody\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T03:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T01:50:21","slug":"corruption-case-at-energoatom-court-remands-company-executive-director-basov-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/corruption-case-at-energoatom-court-remands-company-executive-director-basov-in-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Energoatom Scandal: Executive Director Basov Jailed Over Corruption Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Wednesday, November 12, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court ordered pre-trial detention for Dmytro Basov, Energoatom\u2019s Executive Director for Physical Protection and Security, amid a sprawling corruption investigation in Ukraine\u2019s energy sector.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/1162448-korupcia-v-energetici-vaks-obirae-zapobiznij-zahid-vikonavcomu-direktoru-energoatomu-basovu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was reported by<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Social&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court set Basov\u2019s detention with the option of bail at 40 million hryvnias.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-69001ed5-4d38-8330-8acf-ca78fdbf485d-19\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-616\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5ee8c011-e258-4776-8257-6dfaca4e01e4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"381\">The arrest was justified by several risks, including the possibility that he might flee the investigation. According to prosecutors, Basov planned to travel abroad, where he holds accounts, and could destroy evidence, pressure witnesses, or otherwise obstruct the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"630\">The defense, however, rejected the allegations, arguing that there is currently no proof that Basov received a bribe or that a criminal organization existed. They also claimed that the bail was \u201cunlawful\u201d and requested a reduction in its amount.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"849\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Basov himself stated that he did not personally know the individuals involved in the case, though he had heard of Timur Mindich through the media. He added that he could not afford the bail, calling it \u201cunattainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>As a reminder, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/operatsiia-midas-tryvala-ponad-rik-nabu-opryliudnyly-pershi-audiozapysy-fihurantiv-koruptsii-v-enerhetytsi\/\">the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor&#8217;s Office are conducting a large-scale operation &#8220;Midas&#8221; to expose corruption in the energy sector<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/sprava-pro-koruptsiiu-v-enerhetytsi-nabu-vykrylo-ofis-eksdeputata-cherez-iakyy-proyshlo-blyzko-100-milyoniv-dolariv\/\">the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed an office in downtown Kyiv<\/a> through which those involved in a corruption scheme in the energy sector legalized illegally obtained funds.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/operatsiia-midas-nabu-oholosylo-pidozru-7-fihurantam-koruptsii-v-enerhetytsi\/\">the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor&#8217;s Office reported suspicions against 7 individuals<\/a> involved in a large-scale corruption scheme at JSC NNEGC Energoatom.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, NABU and SAPO documented how <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/uchasnyky-koruptsiynoi-skhemy-peredavaly-hroshi-kolyshnomu-ministru-pro-koho-ydetsia\/\">participants in a corruption scheme in the energy sector transferred money to the former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/komu-nabu-povidomylo-pro-pidozru-v-mezhakh-koruptsiynoi-spravy-nazvani-imena\/\">journalists from &#8220;Schemes&#8221; identified the names of individuals whom NABU detectives reported as suspicious as part of an investigation into corruption in the energy sector.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, follow <strong>\u201cPryamyi\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, November 12, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court ordered pre-trial detention for Dmytro Basov, Energoatom\u2019s Executive Director for Physical Protection and Security, amid a sprawling corruption investigation in Ukraine\u2019s energy sector. This was reported by &#8220;Social&#8221;. The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court set Basov\u2019s detention with the option of bail at 40 million hryvnias. The arrest was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":1285064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76873,76875],"class_list":["post-1319467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-events","category-other-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319467"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319709,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319467\/revisions\/1319709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1285064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}