Klymenko suspected of a number of criminal offenses

17:36, 30.08.2016 1 min read

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has stated ex-Minister of Income and Tax of Ukraine Oleksandr Klymenko is suspected of committing a number of criminal offenses, including setting up a criminal organization and making material damage to the state for a total of UAH 3.1 billion.

According to the PGO press service, the Main Military Prosecutor's Office is currently conducting an investigation into criminal proceedings concerning the former high-ranking official during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, including Klymenko, who is suspected of committing criminal offenses under Part 1 of Article 255, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 5 of Article 2191, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 205, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

"Namely participation in an organized criminal organization, committing particularly serious crimes against state property, crimes of average and small gravity in the field of economic and service activities, which caused serious consequences in the form of material damage to the state in the amount of UAH 3.1 billion, i.e. in a large scale," the PGO added.