Case against two ex-directors of companies appearing in 'Onyshchenko gas case' sent to court
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (SAPO) has sent to Kyiv's Pechersky District Court a crime bill against two former directors of the companies that, in the opinion of the prosecution, are involved in the so called "gas case" in connection with theft of gas produced under the agreements on joint activities with PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia in December 2015.
The SAPO said on Facebook the indictment was sent to court on April 27, 2018 on the basis of the pre-trial investigation conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
"According to the indictment, these persons held the posts of directors in the companies that won the auctions for the sale of natural gas at underestimated prices and subsequently sold the gas at market prices and committed actions to legalize the revenues earned in such a way," the report states.
The accused are charged with committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 255, Part 5 of Article 91, Part 2 of Article 205, Part 2 of Article 366, Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (participation in a criminal organization and the crimes it committed, complicity in money laundering, misappropriation, embezzlement of property or possession of it by abuse of office, fictitious entrepreneurship, forgery).