Mindich only curator in Energoatom corruption scheme. Other "beneficiaries" involved - NABU detective Mahamedrasulov
Businessman Tymur Mindich is only a curator in the corruption scheme in Energoatom. In addition to him, there are other "beneficiaries".
This was stated by detained NABU detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, according to Censor.NET, with reference to UP.
Back offices of state-owned companies
According to him, NABU has long been collecting information about the functioning of so-called back offices of state-owned companies in various sectors, including the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Economy.
In these investigations, all leads pointed to a rather narrow circle of individuals who feature in the Midas special operation.
Mahamedrasulov adds that this activity is often controlled by representatives of law enforcement agencies.
I was involved in documenting schemes that were effectively covered up by SSU employees, in particular officers from the SBU units for combating corruption and organised crime, the so-called political wing of the Security Service. These are former staff of the SBU anti-corruption department who now form part of the Department for National Statehood Protection. It is no secret that these people work under the patronage of SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk and his associate Serhii Duka. Notably, the latter directly oversaw the 21 July operation against me and other NABU detectives," the detective noted.
The role of Mindich
As for Mindich, Mahamedrasulov believes that "thanks to his business skills and capabilities, he began implementing unlawful multi-level schemes in the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Defence.
But I will again stress that he is only a top manager. Given the scale, influence and depth of how these corruption schemes have been embedded in the relevant government bodies, one can conclude that there are also beneficiaries, without whose political will these processes could not have been carried out," he added.
Mindichgate
- 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.
- On 11 November, NABU released recordings featuring Minister Halushchenko and Mindich.
- Chernyshova has been served with a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment under Operation "Midas."
- One of the suspects, Dmytro Basov, was remanded in custody with bail set at UAH 40 million.
- Halushchenko's former adviser Myroniuk was remanded in custody with bail set at UAH 126 million.
- The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted proposals to the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose personal sanctions against Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman following an NABU investigation into corruption in the energy sector.
- Earlier, Ihor Myroniuk and Energoatom’s executive director for security, Dmytro Basov, featured on the NABU tapes under the alias "Tenor", were remanded in custody for 60 days.
- Another suspect, Lesia Ustymenko, was also placed in pre-trial detention for 60 days.
- The High Anti-Corruption Court has ruled on a preventive measure for Ihor Fursenko, a suspect in an energy-sector corruption case (known on the NABU tapes as "Roshyk").
- On 13 November, the High Anti-Corruption Court arrested Liudmyla Zorina, with bail set at 12 million hryvnia.
- Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against Mindich and Tsukerman.
Mahamedrasulov`s case
Earlier, media outlets reported that Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, head of NABU’s interregional detective office who was detained by the SSU, was one of the key officials involved in documenting the activities of businessman and Kvartal 95 co-owner Tymur Mindich.
The SSU stated that one of the heads of NABU’s interregional detective offices, Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, was exposed for doing business with Russia.
Later, the Security Service of Ukraine denied that the detention and arrest of NABU officer Ruslan Mahamedrasulov were politically motivated.
On September 16, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation announced a new suspicion against one of the heads of the NABU's interregional detective departments, who is currently in custody on suspicion of aiding the aggressor state.
