Ex-Minister of Revenues and Taxation of Ukraine Oleksandr Klymenko has been served a notice of suspicion for creating a criminal organization and abuse of office, Ukraine's chief military prosecutor Anatoliy Matios has said.

"Having emigrated for fear of returning to Ukraine… Klymenko has been served a notice of suspicion of committing criminal acts pursuant to Part 1 of Article 255, Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The notice has been sent to Klymenko according to Ukraine's Criminal Procedural Code," Matios said on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

According to Matios, Klymenko and his cronies are suspected of incurring UAH 96 billion worth of damages to the state.

"We are tracking [these crimes] down. We are persistent, fearless and resolute … tracking him down in order to put [Klymenko] in handcuffs," Matios said.

As earlier reported by Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, Klymenko, who headed Ukraine's Ministry of Revenues and Taxation from 2011-2014, is suspected of belonging to a criminal group headed by disgraced ex President Viktor Yanukovych that incurred almost UAH 96 billion in losses to Ukraine's state budget.