A suspect in the so-called "Gas case," ex limited liability company Nadra Geotsentr Director Serhiy Svychenko, who was sentenced to house arrest before trial, has vanished and has been placed on the wanted list, the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine's (NABU) press service says.

"The decision of Kyiv's Solomensky district court to sentence Svychenko to house arrest … allowed him to flee. On February 16, 2017 he was placed on the wanted list," NABU's press service said. Svychenko also worked as ex director of the limited liability company Karpatnadrainvest.

NABU's press release says Svychenko's disappearance again demonstrates the necessity to create a specialized anti-corruption court.

Svychenko was first apprehended on June 28, 2017 attempting to cross the border with Russia. He is suspected of committing crimes pursuant to Part 1 of Article 255, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 5 of Article 191, Part 4 of Article 28 and Part 5 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Kyiv's Solomenksky district court ruled pretrial confinement in the form of home arrest, posting UAH 5 million bail, ordered Svychenko to wear an electronic bracelet and not leave his residence.

NABU's press service said Svychenko did not post bail and a notice was sent to court ordering his arrest pending trial. However, the court ignored the notice.