The Excessive Anti-Corruption Courtroom of Ukraine has ordered the arrest of Oleksii Chernyshov, previously deputy prime minister, minister for communities and territories, head of Naftogaz Ukraine and head of Kyiv Oblast State Administration, setting bail at UAH 51 million (US$1.2 million).

Supply: Hromadske, a Ukrainian public broadcaster; Anti-Corruption Motion Centre

Particulars: Chernyshov has been remanded in custody for 60 days, till 16 January, with bail set at UAH 51.6 million (US$ 1.2 million).

Background:

• An investigation discovered that Chernyshov was amongst those that visited a "laundromat" – a location used to launder cash obtained by prison means – managed by the ringleader within the kickback scheme at Energoatom.
• Chernyshov has denied any involvement within the Energoatom corruption scheme.
• He insists that he is aware of nothing concerning the codename "Che Guevara" that different suspects within the case allegedly used to check with him.
• Chernyshov declined to reply when journalists requested whether or not he’s acquainted with businessman Tymur Mindich, who’s suspected by the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine of orchestrating the embezzlement scheme at Energoatom.
• Commenting on his attainable involvement within the building of 4 mansions exterior Kyiv, a venture now run by his enterprise associate, Liliia Lysenko, Chernyshov harassed that he was in enterprise earlier than coming into public workplace and mentioned he had declared all his belongings.

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