US EditionUkraine's anti-corruption bureau says large-scale operation underway in energy sector
NABU targets a criminal group controlling state energy firms, including Energoatom, after 15 months of investigation and 1,000 hours of audio evidence, officials said.
- On Nov. 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine conducted searches in Kyiv at premises linked to Timur Mindich, hours after he reportedly fled, as part of a major energy-sector operation with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office .
- NABU's long-running probe documented fifteen months of work and 1,000 hours of recordings exposing a high-level criminal organization that built a scheme to control Energoatom and other state enterprises.
- Investigators also searched Mindich's homes and business addresses in Kyiv, including offices linked to Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko, just hours after Mindich left the country, law-enforcement sources confirmed.
- Ukrainska Pravda reported the bureau is preparing charges against Timur Mindich, while Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, head of NABU's interregional detective department, was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine amid claims the probe triggered July efforts to weaken NABU.
- Investigative pieces have raised questions about Timur Mindich's industry connections as media reports suggested he may have ties to Firepoint, a drone and missile supplier to Ukraine's Defense Forces.
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According to the investigation, the participants of the exposed scheme systematically received bribes from Energoatom's counterparties in the amount of 10% to 15% of the value of the contracts.
Ukrainian authorities investigating alleged large-scale corruption in energy sector
KYIV - Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau said on Monday that it was conducting a large-scale investigation into the country's energy sector, alleging kickbacks in transactions involving Ukraine's state nuclear power operator Energoatom. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ukraine has not only to patch up its electricity grid because of Russian attacks, but also has to fight corruption in the energy industry. In the course of a large-scale operation, corruption hunters searched the house of Justice Minister Halushchenko. Also with a close companion of President Selenskyy there was a raid. A high-ranking criminal association had been revealed, the anti-corruption agency NABU explained on Monday. Accordingly, the ac…
Ukrainian Corruption Watchdog Says 'Large-Scale Operation' In Energy Sector Under Way
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said it is conducting a "large-scale operation" jointly with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office to expose corruption involving "a high-level criminal organization" in the energy sector.
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