17:15 20.10.2017

PGO, National Police start seizing papers from patient organizations

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PGO, National Police start seizing papers from patient organizations

Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) and the National Police have seized papers from Charitable Foundation Patients of Ukraine. On Friday it is also planned to seize documents from the All-Ukrainian Network of PLWH patient organization.

Patients of Ukraine told Interfax-Ukraine that on Friday investigators of the National Police started studying financial documents of the organization for three years of its operation as part of a criminal case opened by the PGO.

"We are accused of buying medicines using the money of the Global Fund at high prices," Patients of Ukraine said.

The foundation said that it is regularly inspected as part of cooperation with the Global Fund.

They do not purchase medicines within cooperation with the Global Fund.

"We do not have any procurement in any project. We are only involved in advocacy," the organization said.

In addition, Patients of Ukraine said that they do not have information under whose request the criminal case was opened.

The All-Ukrainian Network of PLWH told Interfax-Ukraine that investigators are to come to them on Friday and also seize the documents.

"The All-Ukrainian Network of PLWH is accused of embezzlement of a grant and using the money to finance LPR and DPR. This is absurd. Today the National Police are to come to us," they said.

As reported, on October 11, 2017, Patients of Ukraine and the All-Ukrainian Network of PLWH patient organizations declared that their documents were seized by the National Police.

The patient organizations reported that the National Police and the Prosecutor General's Office had accused the leadership of the organizations of misappropriating funds of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

The patient organizations said that 588 organizations receive funding from the Global Fund in Ukraine, including 354 medical institutions (AIDS centers, tuberculosis clinics) and 124 correctional facilities.

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