The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on Thursday conducted searches at the office of one of the largest investment companies in Ukraine, Concorde Capital, in Kyiv, a law enforcement source told Interfax-Ukraine.

According to it, investigative actions took place in the case of the legality of obtaining land rights for the construction of the premium cottage community Goodlife Park near the Kyiv Sea and the bypass canal near Kyiv in Vyshgorod district.

“We associate such actions of the SBI with the position of (the founder and head of the company) Ihor Mazepa regarding the pressure of the security forces on business,” the company issued such a comment on Thursday evening.

It is alleged that the searches were carried out without a court order, and during them, the doors of the business center were knocked down.

“They are confiscating all documents that are not related to the case, but related to all areas of Ihor Mazepa’s business activity. Personal belongings of employees working in other projects are confiscated,” the comment says.

It is clarified that in parallel with this, Mazepa himself was detained at the Shehini crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border, although previously he often traveled abroad on work and volunteer matters. In particular, it is reported that he notified investigators and law enforcement agencies about this departure, since he was supposed to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, which was the reason for his detention without a court order.

“The security forces searched the car without a court order. Also, other investigative actions were carried out without a lawyer being allowed to see them, although the latter arrived at the scene,” the company added.

Searches were also carried out on the premises of company employees without a court order, personal belongings and money were confiscated.

Concorde Capital clarified that the criminal proceedings relate to the construction of real estate (cottage communities) back in 2013.