10:14 21.06.2016

Tenth suspect in gas misappropriation case remanded into custody in Ukraine

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Tenth suspect in gas misappropriation case remanded into custody in Ukraine

Ten people suspected of misappropriating gas have already been remanded into custody in Ukraine.

On June 19, Kyiv's Solomiansky District Court ordered that Vasyl Pyhuliak, who has been accused of misappropriating gas extracted in Ukraine, be remanded into custody for two months or post bail.

Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Artem Sytnyk said on June 15 that criminal group members had been identified as part of an investigation into abuses committed by a number of MPs and high-ranking officials when selling gas extracted jointly with PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia. MP Oleksandr Onyschenko is implicated in this case. Sytnyk also said that ten out of the criminal group's 20 members had been detained and investigators were working with them.

PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia employees are among the 20 people involved in this criminal scheme, he said.

On June 17, the head of the Ukrainian Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Nazar Kholodnytsky, said that the investigating judge had ordered that the enterprise's head, whom law enforcement agencies accused of being involved in the criminal arrangements when selling gas extracted jointly with PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia, be remanded into custody or post bail of UAH 200 million.

Early on June 18, the Holosiyivsky District Court of Kyiv ordered that Naftogaz Ukrainy's former Deputy CEO Oleksandr Katsuba be remanded into custody for two months or post bail of UAH 450 million.

Later on Saturday the 112 Ukraine television station reported that Kyiv's Solomiansky District Court had ordered that Valeriy Posny, one of the ten suspects in the gas misappropriation case, be remanded into custody for 60 days or post bail of UAH 1 million.

Another suspect, Oleh Riaboshapka, was also remanded into custody for two months or may post bail of UAH 1.5 million.

One more suspect, Vladyslav Kupriyanenko, was remanded into custody for two months or may post bail of UAH 20 million.

The 112. Ukraine TV channel also said on Saturday evening that Kyiv's Solomiansky District Court had ordered that Lesia Zhelezniak, another suspect in this case, be remanded into custody for 60 days or post bail of UAH 50 million.

Mykyta Ivanov was remanded into custody for two months or may post bail of UAH 50 million.

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