Halushchenko vs NABU: How detective Mahamedrasulov was abused so that Mindich’s tapes would not surface? // Uncensored. LIVE BROADCAST
Journalist Maryna Daniliuk-Yarmolaieva, in the project "Uncensored," presents a brief analysis of the court hearing in the case of former energy minister Herman Halushchenko and the details that emerged during the consideration of the preventive measure.
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In the video, Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva highlights key episodes:
- facts about conditions in the pre-trial detention center which, according to the SAPO prosecutor, were agreed upon with Halushchenko’s knowledge (correspondence with a "plus" sign on a photo of the cell);
- the contrast between the public PR of "prison reform" and the reality of a "cell for the undesirable";
- the substance of the suspicions: siphoning funds from the energy sector, transferring them to offshore accounts, and subsequent transactions to Swiss bank accounts;
- Halushchenko’s explanation regarding payment for a private college (USD 200,000 per year) by "godparents," without naming them;
- questions about a rented house linked to the seized property of Zakharchenko and the refusal to present the lease agreement;
- bail of UAH 425 million and the rhetoric that "this is not bail, this is a sentence," against the backdrop of statements about "wealthy godparents";
- how loyal figures in the energy sector led to a crisis and risks for the 2025–2026 season, and what this means in the context of war.
The case 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.
- On 17 February, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) remanded former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko in custodywith a possible bail of 200 million hryvnia.