NABU detectives suspect one of the witnesses involved in the Polygraph Plant case of illegally disclosing data on searches. This was reported by the press service of the agency, UNN reports.
A person accused by the NABU and the SAPO of unauthorized disclosure of search data in the case of misappropriation of funds of the state-owned enterprise Printing Plant Ukraine in the amount of more than UAH 450 million will be brought to court. ... On March 12, 2024, the NABU and the SAPO notified the person of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 387 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and sent the indictment to court the next day.
Details
According to the NABU, in 2022, during the searches, their detectives involved several witnesses, who were informed about the suspects in this crime.
Despite being warned about criminal liability for disclosing information, one of the witnesses left the scene of the investigation without permission and contacted a person allegedly involved in the crime, telling him about the searches and the grounds for them.
Context
Earlier, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced that it had uncovered an international large-scale scheme to misappropriate funds of the state-owned enterprise Printing Plant Ukraine worth more than UAH 450 million. Five people have been notified of being suspected of money laundering.
As UNN previously reported , citing its own sources, the suspects include former Health Minister Maksym Stepanov, who was suspected of money laundering at the state-owned enterprise Printing Plant Ukraine, which he headed in 2013-2016.
The former head of the Polygraph Plant department and an individual were also suspected, the NABU said.
In addition, documents were sent to Estonia to serve suspicion notices to two citizens of this country (director and manager of the controlled company).
The ex-director is additionally charged with money laundering (Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).