“In the European Union, the government’s reaction to the scandal in the energy industry was accepted as normal, said Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka.β, β write: www.unian.ua
In the European Union, the government’s reaction to the scandal in the energy industry was accepted as normal, said Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka.
According to Kachka, the anti-corruption infrastructure in Ukraine is working and the ways of solving problems on the part of the government are correct / photo – UNIANThe high-profile corruption scandal in the energy sector of Ukraine did not affect the discussion of the reparation loan in the European Union. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka, Ukrinform writes.
“No, the government’s reaction to this scandal was perceived as absolutely normal by European colleagues. It is obvious that the independence, speed and quality of the investigation are decisive,” said Kachka.
According to him, the anti-corruption infrastructure in Ukraine is working and the ways of solving problems on the part of the government are correct.
“We do not tolerate corruption – and filing for the dismissal of the ministers involved in this scandal is an important step,” the deputy prime minister noted.
He also noted that the measures taken by the government regarding corporate governance are done in daily coordination with Western partners.
“That’s why the reaction is quite positive, but it’s obvious that such a scandal is not something pleasant,” Kachka added.
Corruption scandal in the energy sector – what is knownAs UNIAN wrote, on November 10, employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) searched Energoatom. Anti-corruption bodies conducted a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector.
The law enforcement officers also searched the company “Energoatom” and the ex-Minister of Energy, Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko.
According to the investigation, the criminal organization systematically received illegal benefits from the contractors of “Energoatom” in the amount of 10% to 15% of the value of the contracts.
The organization of this scheme includes businessman Timur Mindich (pseudonym “Carlson”), Minister of Justice and former Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko, executive director of physical protection and security of JSC NAEK “Energoatom” Dmytro Basov (“Tenor”), former adviser to former Minister of Energy Galushchenko Ihor Myronyuk (“Rocket”), as well as former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov and his wife Svitlana, who “lighted up” on the “films of Mindich” under the pseudonym “Professor”.
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