SAPO announces exposure of organized group headed by ex-advisor of the Presidential Office: what is the case about
Kyiv • UNN
The SAPO and the NABU exposed an organized group headed by a former advisor to the Presidential Office that embezzled UAH 94.8 million during the purchase of transformers under martial law.
SAPO and NABU exposed an organized group "headed by a former advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine," the SAPO and NABU reported on Tuesday, UNN reported.
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"SAPO and NABU exposed an organized group headed by a former advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine," SAPO's Telegram account reported.
According to the SAPO, "under the procedural guidance of SAPO prosecutors, NABU detectives exposed an organized group whose activities led to the seizure of UAH 94.8 million in the purchase of transformers during martial law." According to the SAPO, "the investigation established that the organized group was created in 2021 to control the funds of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia.
"NABU and SAPO have exposed an organized group at Ukrzaliznytsia JSC that seized UAH 94.7 million in purchases of transformers at inflated prices," NABU added on Telegram.
"Between June and December 2022, the head of the organized group, through controlled officials of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, ensured the selection of a predetermined company as a supplier of power transformers. The transformers were supplied at an inflated price. A letter "On Threats to State Security" was used as a ground for rejecting the proposals of other bidders with much more favorable price conditions. At the same time, the head of the organized crime group deliberately ignored the citizenship of the controller of the company that "won" the tender and his ties to Russia," the SAPO said.
According to the SAPO, "it was established that the transformers themselves were purchased through a shell company from a manufacturer partially owned by legal entities from Russia and resold to UZ at twice the price.
According to the NABU, "it is important that the winning company is controlled by a citizen of the Republic of Belarus with ties to Russia. This "winner" purchased transformers from a manufacturer in Uzbekistan through a controlled shell company registered in Bulgaria and resold them to UZ at a price that was artificially increased almost twice.
As a result, Ukrzaliznytsia suffered losses of UAH 94.8 million, which were seized by the perpetrators, the prosecutor's office said.
The NABU reported that "thanks to the actions of detectives and prosecutors, the court seized UAH 53 million in the bank accounts of the supplier company.
"The leader, co-organizer and two members of the organized group have been detained," the SAPO said.
Preliminary legal charge: Part 3 Art. 27, Part 5 Art. 191, Part 5 Art. 27, Part 5 Art. 191 (Misappropriation, embezzlement or seizure of property through abuse of office) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
