The Excessive Anti-Corruption Courtroom of Ukraine has imposed a safety measure in absentia within the type of remand in custody on businessman Tymur Mindich, who’s a determine within the case of the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) regarding embezzlement on the state-owned nuclear vitality firm Energoatom.

Supply: Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne

Quote: "The safety measure is being imposed in absentia as a result of Tymur Mindich has left Ukraine. A state-appointed lawyer was unable to contact the suspect. Because of this, no bail was set for Tymur Mindich, as this isn’t potential in an in-absentia courtroom process.

The prosecutor within the case said that Tymur Mindich pressured Rustem Umierov in an try to affect him concerning the procurement of substandard physique armour."

Particulars: Suspilne famous that Umierov mentioned he had spoken with Mindich concerning the physique armour procurement whereas serving as defence minister.

"Ultimately, the contract was terminated because of the merchandise not assembly the necessities, and no items have been delivered," Umierov mentioned.

The prosecutor added that Mindich had held conversations with businessman and Energoatom case determine Oleksandr Tsukerman, throughout which they used noise-cancelling gadgets.

The courtroom session was closed for quarter-hour because of the examination of proof that might jeopardise nationwide safety.

Prosecutors defined that when the safety measure is chosen, the case could also be referred to Interpol for Mindich's detention, significantly at border crossings.

Quote: "Individuals within the proceedings mentioned his whereabouts are unknown. Requested whether or not he could possibly be in Israel, the prosecutor replied that this is determined by the nation's laws and its cooperation with Interpol."

Particulars: Suspilne recollects that on 10 November, Ukrainska Pravda reported that NABU detectives performed searches on the dwelling of Mindich, who left Ukraine simply hours earlier than the search started. Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, instructed Suspilne that Mindich was allowed to depart the nation throughout martial regulation as a result of he has three youngsters underneath the age of 18.

Replace: NABU reported {that a} safety measure within the type of detention has been imposed on the "leaders of a legal organisation working within the vitality sector". The choice was made by a choose of the Excessive Anti-Corruption Courtroom on the request of NABU detectives and authorised by a prosecutor from the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Workplace.

After the suspects are detained and dropped at the situation of the pre-trial investigation, the choose will determine on the enforcement of this safety measure, NABU mentioned.

Background:

• Suspects within the NABU investigation, who have been reportedly shielded by authorities officers, laundered tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} from Energoatom.
• In keeping with NABU, the money-laundering scheme was considerably crude: companies that needed to promote items or companies to Energoatom needed to pay a 10-15% kickback or face non-payment and elimination from the provider record – a mechanism dubbed the "tollgate", because you both share your margin or you’re left standing at closed doorways.
• The ringleader is alleged to be Tymur Mindich (known as "Karlson" within the NABU information), a businessman and co-owner of Kvartal 95, the Ukrainian TV manufacturing firm that Volodymyr Zelenskyy based earlier than he turned president. Mindich left Ukraine simply hours earlier than the NABU search started.
• The workplaces of former vitality minister Herman Halushchenko ("Professor" or "Hera" on the tapes) have been additionally searched on 10 November. Economichna Pravda sources say that Halushchenko continued to be an influential determine within the sector by his successor, Svitlana Hrynchuk, and the numerous managers that he personally put in previous to his dismissal in July 2025.
• Mindich is alleged to have exerted affect over former vitality minister Herman Halushchenko and former defence minister Rustem Umierov. The allegation was made by the prosecution through the listening to of a petition introduced by a NABU detective searching for the detention of Ihor Myroniuk, one other suspect within the investigation.
• The prosecution said that Mindich constructed connections with Halushchenko by his hyperlinks to Zelenskyy and acted as a patron for Halushchenko in relation to Zelenskyy.

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