President’s Office on NABU probe into energy sector corruption: "There must be inevitability of punishment"

Energy sector corruption: President’s Office comments on NABU investigation

The Office of the President has commented on the NABU and SAPO investigation into a corruption scheme in the energy sector, through which $100 million was allegedly laundered.

As reported by Censor.NET, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn said this in a comment to Suspilne.

"There must be charges"

"Obviously, there must be accountability, and if such accusations exist — there must also be charges and other necessary procedural actions. We support this," he said.

The Office of the President added that, so far, only a few videos from NABU have been released without legal details. However, once they appear, the President’s Office will also support "further procedural actions."

Background

Earlier, Censor.NET reported that NABU was conducting searches at Mindich's residence, who left Ukraine a few hours before the searches.
As reported, on Tuesday, 4 November, searches were conducted in one of the branches of the separate divisions of NNEGC "Energoatom" in connection with a corruption case.
The NABU is also conducting searches at the home of former Energy Minister Halushchenko and at "Energoatom".
The NABU and the SAPO announced a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector.
Current Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk appears on recordings obtained by NABU as part of its investigation into corruption in the energy sector.
Later, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau uncovered an office in central Kyiv belonging to the family of former MP and current Russian senator Andrii Derkach, where a "black ledger" was kept, cash was tracked, and money-laundering operations were organized.