Law enforcement officers in Ukraine said that oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky illegally legalized more than UAH 5.3 billion. According to the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB), changes have been made to the previously announced suspicion of Kolomoisky, relating to new details of criminal acts.
According to the BEB press service, it is about illegal manipulation of bank documents. Detectives established that Kolomoisky failed to deposit more than UAH 5.8 billion into the bank's cash register, and that these funds were stolen and later legalized. Part of this money was obtained through lending to a controlled bank in the amount of more than UAH 2 billion.
In addition, the investigation proved that Kolomoisky organized the seizure of more than UAH 3.3 billion belonging to Ukrnafta through fictitious contracts that provided for works that were not actually carried out.
The law enforcement officers reported that Kolomoisky was suspected of committing criminal offenses provided for by several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, in particular:
- Part 3 of Art. 27 (complicity in crime),
- Part 3 of Art. 28 (criminal organization),
- Part 2 of Art. 366 (official forgery),
- Part 2 of Art. 200 (contraband),
- Part 3 of Art. 209 (money laundering),
- Part 5 of Art. 191 (appropriation of property).
The pre-trial investigation continues, and the opening of criminal proceedings for Kolomoiskyi's defense is currently being prepared.
