76% of Ukrainians who know about Mindichgate consider investigation to be justified, - poll. INFOGRAPHICS
The vast majority of adult citizens of Ukraine are aware of the Mindichgate investigation.
This is evidenced by data from a survey conducted by the independent research organisation Sociopolis, according to Censor.NET.
Only 10% of respondents had not heard about this investigation.
44.2% said they had heard quite a lot about Mindichgate and had an idea of what it was about, while 45.8% had heard something but did not have a complete picture.
Ukrainians' attitude towards Mindichgate
76.6% of those who know about the NABU investigation responded that, in their opinion, the investigation is justified and the corrupt actions recorded during the investigation most likely did take place.
15.7% responded that, in their personal opinion, the NABU investigation is generally questionable and its main purpose is to put pressure on the country's top leadership.
7.7% of respondents were unable to determine their assessment of the aforementioned NABU investigation.
Methodology
The survey was conducted from 18 to 24 November. The sample consisted of 1,007 respondents.
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.
