Hrynkevych’s case: parties complete their review of materials
The parties to the Hrynkevych's case are completing their familiarisation with the criminal proceedings.
This was stated by the State Bureau of Investigation's communications adviser Tetiana Sapian, Censor.NET reports citing Ukrinform.
"As for the Lviv businessman, who was detained while giving a bribe directly, and then his son was wanted, and he was also detained by SBI officers, they are all currently in pre-trial detention. And, as far as I know, the review of the criminal proceedings is almost at the final stage of completion. After that, the indictment will be sent to court," she said.
Hrynkevych's Case
Earlier it was reported that the construction companies of Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych received contracts worth UAH 1.5 billion from the Ministry of Defense in 2023 to supply summer clothing and underwear for the Armed Forces. At least 17 contracts have been canceled.
On December 29, it became known that a Lviv businessman, one of the largest suppliers to the Ministry of Defense, offered a bribe of $500,000 to the head of the SBI's Main Investigation Department. It was also reported that the Ministry of Defense had one unexpired contract with Hrynkevych's company, which supplies food to the military in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
On January 22, 2023, at 6:50 a.m., law enforcement officers detained Roman Hrynkevych in Odesa while he was trying to leave the country. In the evening, the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv imposed on Hrynkevych a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention until March 17 with an alternative bail of over UAH 500 million.
On February 12, the SBI reported that the real estate and vehicles of Ihor Hrynkevych, his family members - wife, son and mother-in-law - two of his accomplices and companies controlled by them were seized. Also, the property of Sofia Morozyuk, the former fiancée of Roman Hrynkevych, suspected of fraudulent supply of clothing to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was seized. This includes two apartments in Kyiv, one in Kharkiv, and a land plot.
On February 22, the Kyiv Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Ihor Hrynkevych's lawyers against the decision of the Pecherskyi District Court. According to the decision, the defendant was sent to custody with the possibility of posting more than UAH 429 million in bail.
On March 17, Roman Hrynkevych's preventive measure was extended and his bail was reduced to UAH 469 million.
Censor.NET also reported that under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Prosecutor General's Office, a pre-trial investigation was completed against five members of a criminal organization who caused the Ministry of Defense more than a billion hryvnias in damage during the purchase of low-quality clothing for the Armed Forces.
