“The Ministry of Justice confirmed the investigation with the participation of Minister Herman Galushchenko and emphasized that the principle of “zero tolerance” applies to everyone without exception.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
MINISTER OF JUSTICE HERMAN HALUSCHENKO, WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD THE POSITION OF THE MINISTER OF ENERGY. PHOTO FROM HIS FACEBOOK Source: Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Details: The agency reported that Galushchenko fully cooperates with law enforcement agencies to ensure a “comprehensive, objective and impartial investigation.”
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Literally: “The Ministry of Justice consistently adheres to the principle of zero tolerance for corruption. If guilt is established, the persons must be brought to justice in accordance with the procedure established by the court.”
Details: The ministry also noted that due to the need to maintain the secrecy of the pretrial investigation, the minister refrains from public comments until the completion of procedural actions.
What preceded:
- November 10 interlocutors of the UP in law enforcement agencies reported that detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau are conducting searches of the Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko, who previously held the position of Minister of Energy.
- People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported earlier about the searches of Galushchenko and Energoatom.
- Later, NABU confirmed that, together with SAP, they are conducting a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector. According to anti-corruption experts, the participants in the investigation built a large-scale corruption scheme to influence strategic enterprises of the state sector, in particular JSC NAEK Energoatom.
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office released part of the audio recordings from the investigation of a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector. The operation is codenamed “Midas”.
- “Energoatom” JSC confirmed that on November 10, the company’s office was being investigated by representatives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
- In his evening address, Zelenskyy stated in general terms that he supports the NABU and SAP investigation into corruption in the energy sector, which also includes his associate, but did not name any names.