“Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau Semen Kryvonos confirmed the fact of interrogation of the Secretary of the National Security Council Rustem Umerov in the high-profile case codenamed “Midas”, in which President Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s friend Timur Mindych was involved.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Rustem Umerov, photo: social networks Source: Kryvonos at the UP 100 award ceremony
Direct speech: “(Umerov) has indeed been interrogated… I cannot reveal his status. I can only say that he is not a suspect or an accused at the moment. I will refrain from any further comments because it may harm the pre-trial investigation.”
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What happened before:
- Before that, the NSDC reported that Umerov was interviewed by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau as a witness in the case of the back office organized by Timur Mindich.
- During the consideration of the NABU detective’s motion to detain Ihor Myronyuk, a person involved in the corruption investigation at Energoatom, the prosecution noted that Zelensky’s close friend Timur Mindych exerted influence on former Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko and former Minister of Defense Rustem Umyerov.
- Umerov stated that no one “influenced” him as the Minister of Defense. Umerov admitted that he met with Timur Mindich regarding the contract for body armor, but, according to him, the contract was terminated due to the non-compliance of the goods.