“Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine held a meeting with a newly appointed officer of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, dedicated to the investigation of Timur Mindich’s case.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: ZN.UA with reference to sources
Literally: “On November 11, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine held a meeting of detectives with a new FBI officer who coordinates cooperation in all NABU investigations, but this time the meeting specifically concerned the case of Timur Mindych – a figure in the Midas operation, which is jointly conducted by the NABU and SAP.”
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Details: According to the publication, the FBI recently underwent a planned rotation of the officer responsible for interaction with the Ukrainian Bureau. Such changes occur every 4-6 months. The new representative of the FBI has already arrived in Kyiv, and one of his first working meetings concerned the Mindich case.
A representative of the FBI works in the premises of NABU on a permanent basis in accordance with the interdepartmental memorandum on cooperation signed during the creation of the anti-corruption agency. He has his own office, participates in work meetings and communicates daily with detectives, staying abreast of key top corruption investigations.
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Prehistory:
- In the case materials, in particular, in the records made by NABU, persons from Zelenskyi’s entourage – Timur Mindych and Serhiy Shefir – appear. Current and former high-ranking officials are also mentioned in the investigation, including Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko, Minister of Energy Svitlana Grynchuk, and former Deputy Prime Minister and best man of the president Oleksiy Chernyshov.
- Prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) notedthat Timur Mindich, the organizer of the money laundering scheme surrounding Energoatom and a close friend of President Zelenskyi, gained influence over the former Minister of Energy and Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko thanks to his connections with Zelenskyi.
- Prosecutors too notedthat Mindich exerted influence on the ex-Minister of Defense, and now the Secretary of the National Security Council, Rustem Umyerov.
- A few hours before the searches of NABU Mindych managed to leave from the country
- November 12, the Higher Anti-Corruption Court sent under the custody of Dmytro Basov, executive security director of “Energoatom”, who is suspected of involvement in large-scale corruption in the energy sector.
- Cabinet of Ministers of the Prime Minister passed the decision to make a submission to the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) regarding the introduction of sanctions against Timur Mindich and Oleksandr Zukerman.