In Finland, 3 people were detained on suspicion of laundering funds misappropriated for the purchase of 5,000 bulletproof vests for Ukrainian soldiers. UNN reports this with reference to the NABU press service.
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On March 11, 2024, three people were detained in the Republic of Finland on suspicion of laundering funds of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine during the purchase of personal protective equipment worth EUR 5.7 million
The real estate of one of the detainees, a Finnish citizen, was reportedly seized.
Among the detainees is a representative of a private company that failed to deliver 50% of the purchased and fully paid for bulletproof vests to the Defense Ministry. The detainees spent part of these funds on the purchase of luxury cars and real estate, the NABU said.
"The collected evidence will be used by NABU detectives in their own criminal proceedings on the fact of misappropriation of funds of the Ministry of Defense during the purchase of bulletproof vests," the agency added.