Energy Minister summoned to Rada over corruption scandals
Kyiv • UNN
The Verkhovna Rada summons Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko to give a report on the fight against corruption in the energy sector. The reason for this was three suspicions issued by the NABU to three officials from its structure in a month.
The Verkhovna Rada summons Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko to give a report on the ministry's role in the fight against corruption in the energy sector tomorrow, August 21. This was announced by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, reports UNN.
The Parliament supported the decision to immediately summon Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko to report on the ministry's role in (fighting) corruption in the energy sector tomorrow
According to the MP, the reason was three suspicions issued by the NABU to three officials from its structure in a month.
The decision to summon the Minister to the Rada was supported by 270 MPs.
Recall
The NABU and SAPO reported that Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Oleksandr Heilo and three of his accomplices were caught receiving a half-million dollar bribe for granting permission to export mining equipment from the frontline area.
The official of the Ministry of Energy and his three accomplices were detained red-handed. Their actions are classified as a crime under Part 4 Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In this regard, the Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Oleksandr Hale from the post of Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
