“The higher anti-corruption court ordered NABU to start an investigation into the actions of ARMA officials in the case of the assets of the mineral water producer “Morshinska” and “Myrhorodska”. The court saw signs of serious irregularities in the management of these assets. In this way, the matter goes beyond economic disputes and enters the criminal sphere. The Higher Anti-Corruption Court obliged the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to provide relevant information”, — write on: ua.news
The higher anti-corruption court ordered NABU to start an investigation into the actions of ARMA officials in the case of the assets of the mineral water producer “Morshinska” and “Myrhorodska”. The court saw signs of serious irregularities in the management of these assets. In this way, the matter goes beyond economic disputes and enters the criminal sphere.
The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to enter relevant information into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations and to initiate an investigation into the officials of the Asset Management and Investigation Agency (ARMA).
It is about possible abuses during the management of the assets of the company IDS Ukraine — the producer of mineral water “Morshinska” and “Myrhorodska”. According to the court, systematic violations may have been committed in the actions of ARMA, which require a criminal-legal assessment. Among the key issues that the court drew attention to was the announcement of a tender for the management of assets that had not yet been legally transferred to ARMA at that time. In addition, there is a lack of mandatory property valuation and a proper regulatory framework that should regulate these processes.
In the court’s decision, it is noted that such actions may indicate not individual mistakes, but the systemic nature of the violations. This was the reason for NABU’s obligation to start a pre-trial investigation. “The court came to the conclusion that there are signs of abuse of official authority,” the case documents state.
In fact, the VAKS decision means that the situation surrounding the management of assets of one of the largest producers of mineral water in Ukraine is moving into the realm of criminal proceedings. In the future, NABU investigators should give an assessment of the actions of ARMA officials.
At this stage, it is not about establishing guilt, but about the beginning of an official investigation, within the limits of which it is necessary to find out whether violations of the law were allowed and who exactly was responsible for them.
The court’s decision may have wider consequences, because the case concerns the mechanisms of management of seized assets in general and raises questions about the transparency and legality of ARMA’s actions in high-profile cases.
We will remind you that the government of Ukraine announced the holding of public auctions of the assets of IDS Ukraine, a well-known producer of mineral waters.
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