Court upholds preventive measure against ex-head of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Shchyhol
Kyiv • UNN
The High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention for Yuriy Shchyhol, the former head of the State Special Communications Service, suspected of embezzling UAH 62 million, with the possibility of bail. He has already been released on bail of UAH 25 million.
The Appeals Chamber of the of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the detention with the possibility of for the former head of the State Special Communications Service, Yuriy Shchyhol, who is suspected of embezzling UAH 62 million. This was reported by UNN with reference to the SAPO.
December 22, 2023 year, the HACC Appeals Chamber dismissed the appeal of the defense and upheld the HACC decision of 11/23/2023 on the application of a measure of restraint in the form of detention with an alternative of UAH 25 million bail. UAH bail to the former Head of the State Service for Special Communications and Information of Ukraine (SSSCIP), who, together with other persons is suspected of misappropriation of public funds in the amount of more than UAH 62 million during the procurement by the State Service of informatization means intended to create a system of secure data registers
The SAPO notes that given that the bail in the amount of UAH 25 million has been paid, the person is now is now subject to the relevant procedural obligations.
Addendum
SAPO and NABU served suspicion notices to the head of the State Service for Special Communications, his deputy and others of of misappropriation of over UAH 62 million.
The Cabinet of Ministers on the same same day, the Cabinet of Ministers dismissed the leadership of the State Service for Special Communications - the head of the agency, Yuriy Shchyhol, and his deputy Viktor Zhora.
The High The High Anti-Corruption Court has remanded in custody with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 25 million for the former head of the State Special Communications Service, Yuriy Shchyhol, who is suspected of in the case of misappropriation of UAH 62 million. Subsequently, the Shchyhol, the former head of the State Service for Special Communications, was granted bail and released from custody.
