Corruption in energy sector: Fursenko is being considered for pretrial restraint. LIVE BROADCAST

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is considering a pretrial restraint measure for Ihor Fursenko, a figure in NABU’s energy-corruption investigation.

This was reported by Censor.NET.

On NABU recordings, Fursenko appears under the alias "Roshyk."

According to to Schemes, "Ryoshyk" is referred to at NABU as the "back-office" accountant. On the tapes, he said carrying a box of cash was "not much of a pleasure." Ihor Fursenko is registered as an individual entrepreneur with a primary activity listed as information-systems consulting. His phone number appears in other contacts as "Ihor, employee of Mykhailo Tsukerman."

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.
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.
President Zelenskyy announced sanctions against those involved in the NABU case and called for the dismissal of two ministers.