HACC leaves former Deputy Energy Minister Heilo in custody
The HACCU Appeals Chamber remanded former Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Heilo and another suspect in custody in this case
According to Censor.NET, the HACC Appeals Chamber reported this on Facebook.
"The HACC Appeals Chamber considered the appeals of defense counsel against the decisions of the HACC investigating judges of 02.10.2024 and 03.10.2024 to extend the term of detention for the former Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine and another suspect in this case. As an alternative, the investigating judges set bail for these persons in the amount of UAH 25 million and UAH 65 million, respectively," the statement said.
As noted by the HACCU, following the review, the panel of judges of the HACCU dismissed the appeals of the defense counsel, and upheld the rulings of the HACCU investigating judges.
The decision came into force upon its announcement and is not subject to appeal in cassation.
According to the investigation, the former Deputy Energy Minister, as a person holding a special responsible position, is suspected of receiving an illegal advantage in a particularly large amount, for committing any action in the interests of the person providing the illegal advantage using his official position, another person is suspected of aiding and abetting such actions (part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The case of Deputy Energy Minister Heilo
As a reminder, on August 12, it was reported that Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Heilo was detained for taking a $500,000 bribe.
Later, the Cabinet of Ministers dismissed him from the post of deputy minister. The press service of the Ministry of Energy said that Heilo was exposed with the assistance of the minister.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested Serhii Pylypchuk, an authorised person of Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Heilo. His bail was set at UAH 65 million. According to the investigation, money was transferred through Pylypchuk.
On 12 August, the High Anti-Corruption Court remanded Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Heilo, who was detained on bribery, in custody until 8 October with the right to post bail of UAH 25 million.
On 13 August, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed pre-trial restraints on two more defendants in the case of a $500,000 bribe to Deputy Energy Minister Heilo. One suspect was imposed a round-the-clock house arrest, and the other was held in custody with an alternative of bail in the amount of UAH 7 million.
On October 3, the High Anti-Corruption Court extended the preventive measures for former Deputy of the Minister of Energy Oleksandr Heilo and his trustee for 2 months.
