The court imposed new duties on Kobolev in the case of a bonus of UAH 229 million

The court imposed new duties on Kobolev in the case of a bonus of UAH 229 million

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VAKS assigned procedural duties to the former head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobolev. The accused must report a change of place of residence, avoid communicating with witnesses, and hand over their passports.

The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has assigned duties to the former head of the board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Kobolev, who is suspected of embezzling UAH 229 million in bonuses. About it UNN reports with reference to SAP.

On December 3, 2024, the VAKS panel of judges granted the request of the SAPO prosecutor and assigned procedural duties to the former chairman of the board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine

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Thus, by a court decision, the accused must:

  • notify the court of a change in your place of residence;
  • refrain from communicating with witnesses in the case;
  • deposit all passports for traveling abroad with the State Migration Service of Ukraine.

Сourt did not extend the restrictions for Kobolev and allowed him to travel abroadNov 20 2024, 12:14 PM • 16758 views

The SAPO noted that on November 1, the SAPO prosecutor appealed to the court with a request to extend the term of the procedural duties assigned to the accused in connection with the application of a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of UAH 107 million 127 thousand.

However, the next court sessions at which the court was supposed to consider the specified request, namely on November 5 and November 8, did not take place at the initiative of the court, and therefore the term of validity of the procedural duties expired on November 12.

"On November 8 and November 11, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's office sent letters to VAKS demanding to consider a request to extend the preventive measure until the end of its term. An additional meeting was never scheduled," the SAPO said.

addition

On January 19, 2023, the former chairman of the management board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Kobolev was informed of suspicion of abuse of his official position, securing the payment of bonuses above the maximum allowed by more than UAH 229 million.

In September last year, VAKS reduced the amount of the deposit to Andrey Kobolev from UAH 229.25 million to UAH 107.12 million.