Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko did not appear in the Verkhovna Rada to report on corruption in the Ministry of Energy because he himself became the object of NABU's investigation. This was confirmed by journalist Yurii Nikolov on his Facebook page.
"I received confirmation from sources in the energy industry that Energy Minister Galushchenko was afraid to come to the parliament for a report not only because of the issue of corruption in his vertical. And because of the fact that he himself became an object of NABU. On August 15, detectives searched his home and work for the same case of Hale, who, according to the Ministry of Energy, was caught by law enforcement officers for taking a bribe "with the help of the minister," he said.
According to Nikolov, questions about the search and its reasons could be raised in the parliamentary hall, which, in turn, would get into the international media.
"So now it is even more obvious what nonsense the minister's PR assistants and SBU representatives loyal to him told through the telethon about the fact that Deputy Minister Hale was detained with the help of Galushchenko. After all, it was known that Galushchenko found out about the detention of his deputy for a bribe after the fact.
Moreover, from the circumstances of the Hale corruption case, it was quite clear that a fairly organized system of corruption flows was operating under the roof of the Ministry of Energy. For example, how can you demand a bribe of half a million dollars in cash from a state-owned mine in Volyn to transport harvesters from the Donetsk mines, which are about to be occupied? That is, the question is not about cynicism (it is clear that those nits have no conscience), but about where the cash comes from if the state mine has to give all its coal for nothing to the ministerial owner? In general, it is quite obvious that Galushchenko was just trying to save face."
