The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has ruled to keep the head of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) Ivan Rudyi in custody without the right to post bail until February 4, 2025, UNN reports with reference to Suspilne.
Details
On December 19, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv ruled to take the head of the CRAIL, Ivan Rudyi, into custody without bail. He will stay in jail until February 4, 2025. He is charged with facilitating the activities of Russian online casinos in Ukraine.
Recall
Yesterday, Ivan Rudyi , Head of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL), was detained by the State Bureau of Investigation on suspicion of cooperation with representatives of the aggressor country.
It was planned to serve him with a notice of suspicion under the articles "Aiding the aggressor state" and "Illegal production, manufacture, acquisition, storage, transportation or shipment of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues without the purpose of sale".
Context
As early as 2022, UNN drew attention to the inaction of the CRC in the context of another Russian casino, 1Xbet, which tried to operate in Ukraine through LLC "Your Betting Company" and to which the CRC issued a license. At that time, the Commission stubbornly did not see Russian connections.
It was only after the personal intervention of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Bureau of Economic Security that they finally revoked their work permits in Ukraine.
In 2023, 1Xbet came under sanctions.