The Czech Republic appealed to Ukraine for legal assistance in the investigation of a criminal case for possible tax evasion by the Czech-Agro Europe SRO and two Ukrainian enterprises related to Petro Poroshenko's son-Alexei.
According to sources, including copies of the letter of appeal, the criminal case No. Nncoz-2124/TC-2024-411400-H was opened on February 23, 2024. It concerns possible illegal VAT refunds in the amount of about 11.5 million euros during customs clearance of goods that were free circulation to the EU countries.
According to the information, the Czech company "Upi-Agro Europe SRO" bought products from two Ukrainian companies-"PC Podillya" and "PC Zorya Podillya", whose beneficiaries are Alexei Poroshenko. Investigators have suspicions that these companies have built a tax evasion scheme.
The procedural actions to fulfill the request for legal aid are currently conducted by the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine (Bab) together with the bodies of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine. The investigation seizes bank statements, documents confirming financial and economic relationships between companies, as well as contracts and payment orders related to the transportation of goods.
At the same time, the activity of the director of the Czech company Elena Stuzhenko, who lives in Ukraine, in particular, her business ties is investigating.
The criminal case was initiated after being addressed to the European Bank, inconsistencies in the statements of Upi-Agro Europe Sro, Czech citizen Damir Kalizhrov, concerning the company's activities. Suspicions arose due to the possible evasion of VAT by export of products through the Czech Republic, which does not require VAT during customs clearance of goods, the EU markets and third countries.
