Court arrests Lesia Ustymenko, a defendant in the Energoatom corruption case“
The court imposed a preventive measure on another person involved in the high-profile anti-corruption case at Energoatom“ - Lesya Ustimenko, which the investigation believes an employee of the back office of the company through which the money was laundered.
By a court decision, the suspect were taken into custody for 60 days with the alternative of making collateral in the amount of UAH 25 million.
Details of the case
According to NABU and SAPO, through the Energoatom back office“ millions of hryvnias of public funds were laundered involving officials and related companies.
Lesya Ustymenko, according to the investigation, participated in financial transactions, The latter are aimed at concealing the origin of the money.
Earlier, the court imposed a preventive measure Dmitry Basov, to another person involved in the case 60 days of arrest or UAH 45.4 million bail.
Context.
The scandal around Energoatom has caused serious political consequences:
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the release of Ministers of Energy and Justice, and the Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko initiated full audit of the company і restarting its management.
The government is awaiting the results of the audit, after which the materials should be transferred to law enforcement agencies.
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