We are at stage of Mindichgate where we are getting used to Yermak not going to jail, Nikolov says. VIDEO

Investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov said society is entering a dangerous phase of growing accustomed to and gradually forgetting the "Mindichgate" corruption scandal.

This was reported by Censor.NET.

Nikolov noted that public attention is gradually dissipating, and over time, fewer people will be asking law enforcement agencies questions:

"We are at the stage of Mindichgate where we are moving into getting used to it, normalizing it, and forgetting what we started with. A few more weeks will pass until the post-holiday stage, some other things will happen, and the scandal will drift even further away. Some people will remember and ask: ‘NABU, where is the notice of suspicion for Yermak?’"

"But there will be fewer and fewer such people, they will switch to new problems, and then spring will come, the sun will come out. And the war won’t seem so scary to some people anymore."

A lack of active procedural steps by NABU and the SAPO could lead to the worst-case scenario, the case being fully shelved without consequences for the key figures. The authorities could also use the situation for political revenge, the journalist believes.

"Unfortunately, we are now in the stage of forgetting. And if NABU and SAPO do not wake up from the lethargy they have now slipped into, the worst-case scenario may happen, when Zelenskyy stands up, brushes himself off and, like Kravchenko, says: ‘And I remember everyone who tried to shake me and I will come for each of you

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.