Kryvonos on prospects for Mindich’s extradition: We are working on it
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau will make every effort to ensure that the extradition of businessman Timur Mindich to Ukraine becomes possible.
This was announced by the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, Semen Kryvonos, according to Censor.NET, with reference to Economic Truth.
What is required?
"In order to initiate the extradition process, it is necessary to conduct a series of investigative actions and obtain a number of decisions, including from the High Anti-Corruption Court regarding preventive measures," he said.
"We are working on it. We will take measures to place this person on the international wanted list. But all this is still ahead," Kryvonos assured.
"There are cases when Israel extradited its citizens to other countries. There are certain legal issues involved, but it is not entirely impossible," Kryvonos noted.
International search
"As a rule, suspects do not stay in one place; they want to travel and visit other countries. Therefore, all measures must be taken to ensure that the person is on the international wanted list so that Interpol and other authorities are alerted if this person arrives in another country," 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.
