Court leaves Kolomoisky in custody for a month, but reduces amount of bail
The Court of Appeal left businessman Ihor Kolomoisky in custody until January 26 and reduced the bail to UAH 2.7 billion, Suspilne reports.
It is noted that Kolomoisky’s lawyers petitioned to cancel the decision of the Shevchenkivsky Court or change the preventive measure to 24-hour house arrest with wearing an electronic bracelet.
Among the main reasons is the deterioration of Kolomoisky’s health. Doctor Oleksandr Rodinsky spoke at the meeting to confirm this.
Eight people also wanted to bail the businessman, including TV presenter Alla Mazur.
Earlier it was reported that the Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv extended the preventive measure for businessman Ihor Kolomoisky in the form of detention until January 26, 2024 with an alternative bail in the amount of UAH 3.712 billion.
On October 24, the Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv upheld Kolomoisky’s preventive measure in the form of detention with an alternative bail of UAH 3.8 billion, not satisfying the lawyers’ request to change the preventive measure to 24-hour house arrest.
Kolomoisky is suspected of fraud and embezzlement of PrivatBank funds. The Security Service of Ukraine announced suspicion against him under two articles of the Criminal Code, including Article 190 (fraud), Article 209 (legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means). Law enforcement officers established that the businessman during 2013-2020 legalized more than UAH 500 million by transferring them abroad. At the same time, he used the infrastructure of controlled banking institutions
According to the investigation, in the period from 2013 to 2014, Kolomoisky illegally took possession of UAH 5.8 billion. To do this, he created a criminal group consisting of employees of the bank, in which he was the founder and shareholder.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) notified the former ultimate beneficiary of PJSC PrivatBank Kolomoisky and five of his former top managers of suspicion of embezzling bank funds worth more than UAH 9.2 billion.
