Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk will not react to the resolution on her dismissal registered in parliament. She stated this during a briefing, UNN reports.
"I will not react to this, because I do not understand the claims (...) I would not like to react to speculations that are published and to statements that are made," the minister said.
Hrynchuk emphasized that she continues to perform her duties: "I am doing my job."
The minister did not elaborate on the deputies' claims and did not say whether she plans to comment on the situation further.
Recall
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered draft resolutions on the dismissal of the current Minister of Justice and former Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko, as well as the current Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Hrynchuk.
Context
On the morning of November 10, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported that NABU was searching the former Minister of Energy, and now Minister of Justice, Herman Halushchenko. According to Zheleznyak, searches are also ongoing at the Energoatom company. Later, the SAP confirmed the operation to expose a corruption scheme of influence on strategic enterprises of the state sector, in particular JSC "NAEK "Energoatom".
The SAP also reported that it was about the alleged systematic receipt of undue benefits from Energoatom's counterparties in the amount of 10 to 15% of the contract value.
Later, NABU published part of the records in a large-scale corruption case in the energy sector. The operation is called "Midas".
During the search of the office of one of the co-organizers of the corruption scheme, law enforcement officers found an "interesting artifact" with Russian symbols. In particular, a notebook with the inscription "Security Service of the President of the Russian Federation" on the cover, as well as the corresponding logo.