“The head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, said that an official investigation is ongoing in the department against his deputy, Andrii Sinyuk, the results of which may have both disciplinary and criminal consequences.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Klymenko on the air of UP.Chat
Details: During the broadcast, journalist Mykhailo Tkach reminded that this week the editors published an article about Andriy Sinyuk, the deputy head of the SAP. The publication states that Sinyuk has repeatedly met with people who may be related to Timur Mindich, co-owner of “Kvartal 95” and close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
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Also, according to UP, Sinyuk had access to the materials of individual criminal proceedings.
Tkach asked Klymenko whether Sinyuk is being investigated as part of an internal investigation and what is his future fate in the department.
The head of the SAP replied that the material published in the story of “Ukrainian Pravda” will be studied as part of an official investigation. He noted that this process is not fast, because it requires analysis and generalization of all available data. According to Klymenko, the agency will provide an answer on how the inspection will end, in particular within the scope of possible criminal proceedings, where, as he emphasized, there are much more tools for action.
Klymenko’s direct speech: “We can do a lot of things that cannot be done during an official investigation. But the standard of proof of guilt in a disciplinary offense of any employee is much lower than in a criminal proceeding regarding the commission of a crime. Therefore, we are working on it, we are not stopping – active work continues
Details: The head of the SAP emphasized that the investigation is ongoing, and its results may have both disciplinary and criminal consequences.
Watch: UP material “How could Mindich be saved from arrest?”
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We will remind: “Ukrainian Pravda” previously published an article in which it found out that Andriy Sinyuk, the deputy head of the SAPS, repeatedly met with lawyer Oleksiy Meniv, who, according to journalists, may be close to Timur Mindich, co-owner of “Kvartal 95” and an associate of President Zelensky.
Prehistory:
- On November 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine announced that it had uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme for embezzling funds in the energy sector, as well as made public audio recordings of the negotiations of the participants in this case. Before that, UP sources reported that NABU is conducting searches of businessman Timur Mindich and Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko. Interlocutors of the UP also noted that Mindich fled abroad a few hours before the searches.
- On November 11, journalists revealed the names of all those involved in the investigation into mass corruption at Energoatom, who received suspicion from NABU. According to the “Schemes” project, Timur Mindich (who is called “Carlson” in the NABU audio recordings – ed.), ex-adviser to the Minister of Energy Ihor Myronyuk (“Rocket”), Dmytro Basov (“Tenor”), executive director of security at “Energoatom”, Oleksandr Zukermana (“Sugarman”), Ihor Fursenko (“Ryoshik”), Lesya Ustymenko and Lyudmila Zorina received suspicions.
- Five persons from the list of suspects have been detained. Two of them – Mindich and Zukerman – left Ukraine.
- Basova, Myronyuk, Fursenko, Ustymenko and Zorinii chose precautionary measures with the possibility of bail. Later, it became known that the High Anti-Corruption Court received bail for the money-laundering “back-office” workers around Energoatom, Lesya Ustymenko and Lyudmila Zorina.
- On November 12, Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko was removed from his post after a high-profile NABU investigation into corruption at Energoatom NAEC.
- On November 13, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions against the businessman, co-owner of the studio “Kvartal-95” and his associate Timur Mindich and businessman Oleksandr Zukerman.