MP Stolar has been notified that he is under investigation on five counts, - media
Vadym Stolar, an independent Member of Parliament, has been served with a notice of suspicion. Last week, his premises were searched by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
Bihus.Info reports this, citing sources, according to Censor.NET.
Details
Sources within the law enforcement agencies have stated that Stolar was served with a notice of suspicion last week under various sections of five different articles, including the formation of a criminal organisation, unlawful appropriation of property, forgery of documents and unauthorised interference with information systems.
"The former carries a prison sentence of between 7 and 12 years with confiscation of property, whilst the latter carries a prison sentence of between 10 and 15 years, as the offence was committed during martial law," the statement reads.
Operation ‘Forrest Gump’
- It was previously reported that the NABU and the SAP are conducting a special operation to expose a criminal group involving members of the Verkhovna Rada and senior officials from the Presidential Office.
- According to media reports, the NABU and the SAPO are carrying out searches at the home of Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, as part of an announced special operation.
- In addition, NABU detectives carried out searches at the home of Gladyshenko, the chairman of the supervisory board of Sens Bank.
- Vadym Stolar, a Member of Parliament representing the ‘Opposition Platform – For Life’ party, which has been banned by the court, confirmed that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are conducting searches at his premises as part of the ‘Forest Gump’ special operation.
- The NABU later stated that this refers to 150 million hryvnias in cash which, according to the investigation, was channelled into the legal financial system via a series of accounts held by shell companies in order to pay bail for one of the defendants in the ‘Midas’ case.
- Subsequently, the former deputy head of the Presidential Office, Iryna Mudra, confirmed that on 19 August her premises were searched, she was informed of the charges against her and served with a request for a preventive measure, but she was not detained. She is preparing for the court hearing.
- On 20 August, NABU released new recordings of conversations between those implicated in the ‘Forest Gump’ case — the second part of the investigation entitled ‘Themis’. This concerns a scheme involving the hostile takeover of property and other assets through unauthorised interference with the Ministry of Justice’s information (automated) networks.
- On 20 August, a prosecutor from the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) named all the individuals involved who are mentioned in connection with the NABU operations ‘Forest Gump’ and ‘Themis’.
