The Office of the Prosecutor General revealed what Poroshenko, Medvedchuk, Kolomoyskyy, Boholyubov, and Zhevago are accused of.
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The Office of the Prosecutor General disclosed the details of criminal cases against five influential Ukrainians
The Office of the Prosecutor General published the details of criminal cases, the investigation of which was initiated after the introduction of sanctions by the NSDC against Petro Poroshenko, Ihor Kolomoyskyy, Kostiantyn Zhevaho, Viktor Medvedchuk, and Hennadiy Boholyubov by President Zelensky.
According to law enforcement officials, from November 2014 to January 2015, the accused, together with representatives of the highest leadership of the Russian Federation, supplied coal from occupied territories, which brought terrorist organizations more than 3 billion hryvnias in profit.
The former people's deputy and leader of 'Opposition Platform – For Life' is also accused in a separate case of state treason and violation of the laws of war. According to the investigation, he is accused of plundering a Ukrainian oil field in the Kerch shelf and transferring secret military data to the enemy. At the request of the prosecutors, the court imposed arrest on significant assets of the former deputy, including 30 plots of land, 23 houses, 32 apartments, a luxury yacht worth over 150 million euros, and a collection of 279 paintings.
A separate case concerns a well-known businessman who is currently in custody. He is suspected of embezzling over 5.36 billion hryvnias of funds from a financial institution and the subsequent legalization of 4.1 billion hryvnias. He is also charged with organizing the contract killing of the director of a law firm.
Another suspect in the investigation is a businessman who is suspected of illegally crossing the state border using someone else's passport. Currently, the suspect is hiding and has been declared wanted.
The last case concerns the actual owner of 'Finance and Credit Bank' JSC, who is accused of embezzling 113 million US dollars and forming a criminal organization that siphoned over 608 million hryvnias from the bank into the accounts of controlled non-resident companies. The suspect is currently abroad and has been declared wanted.
According to the Constitution of Ukraine, all accused persons are considered innocent until proven guilty by a court.
Earlier, President Zelensky announced sanctions against Poroshenko.
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