Halushchenko on 425 million hryvnia bail: This is sentence, I will spend years in pretrial detention because I do not have that kind of money. VIDEO

Former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, who is suspected of laundering more than $112 million, considers the bail of 425 million hryvnias to be a sentence.

According to Censor.NET, he made this statement before the start of the court hearing.

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What is known

"The amount of bail is a sentence. I will spend years in a detention center because I don't have that kind of money, and neither do my entourage," said the former minister.

According to Halushchenko, he needed to travel to Switzerland to see his child.

"If I wanted to flee, I would have fled," he commented on his arrest on a train while attempting to leave the country.

Suspicion of Herman Halushchenko

Earlier, the media reported that Halushchenko was detained while attempting to cross the border. Subsequently, the NABU confirmed that while crossing the state border, NABU detectives detained the former energy minister in connection with the "Midas" case.
The media also reported that Halushchenko would be charged after being taken to Kyiv.
Halushchenko was notified of suspicion of laundering more than $112 million.
Halushchenko appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court against his "unlawful detention," but the court left him in custody.
It is known that SAPO will request bail in the amount of UAH 425 million.