Ukrainska Pravda journalists have discovered Zelenskyy’s former enterprise companion Mindich in Israel – photograph

Journalists from Ukrainska Pravda have discovered sanctioned businessman Tymur Mindich, recognized for his involvement in an embezzlement case in Ukraine's power sector, in Israel.

Supply: Ukrainska Pravda correspondent in Israel

Particulars: Ukrainska Pravda managed to movie Mindich. The journalists will publish the main points later.

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Background:

• On 10 November, the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) reported that it had uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme within the power sector and posted audio recordings of conversations between the folks concerned. Previous to this, Ukrainska Pravda sources mentioned that NABU had performed searches on the properties of Tymur Mindich and then-justice minister Herman Halushchenko. Ukrainska Pravda sources additionally acknowledged that Mindich left Ukraine hours earlier than the searches.
• On the identical day, NABU introduced that it had uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme involving the embezzlement of funds within the power sector and launched audio recordings of conversations between people concerned within the case.
• On 11 November, journalists recognized all of the people implicated within the large-scale investigation into corruption at Energoatom who’ve been served with notices of suspicion by NABU. An investigative reporting undertaking by Skhemy discovered that notices of suspicion have been served on Tymur Mindich (known as "Karlsson" on the NABU tapes), former adviser to the power minister Ihor Myroniuk ("Rocket"), Energoatom's government director for safety Dmytro Basov ("Tenor"), Oleksandr Tsukerman ("Sugarman"), Ihor Fursenko ("Roshyk"), Lesia Ustymenko and Liudmyla Zorina.
• 5 of the suspects have been detained. Mindich and Tsukerman have left Ukraine.
• On 12 November, TV manufacturing firm Studio Kvartal-95, in response to the discover of suspicion issued to businessman and studio co-owner Tymur Mindich by NABU, harassed that he doesn’t participate within the studio's actions and doesn’t affect its content material.
• On 13 November, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a call by the Nationwide Safety and Defence Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions in opposition to Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman.
• On 22 November, Ukraine positioned Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman, suspects within the Midas case, on its needed listing over alleged corruption offences.

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