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On December 12, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) conducted a number of searches. As a result, four persons, allegedly involved in 259.2 million UAH public funds embezzlement of the State Agency for Investment and Management of National Projects and the State Enterprise (SE) State Investment Company, were detained. Among the detainees there are the ex-deputy Head of the State Agency for Investment and Management of National Projects (also known as an adviser of the Director of the SE State Investment Company); a former employee of the State Agency for Investment and Management of National Projects; a former Director of the SE State Investment Company; a Head of a number of fictitious private enterprises.

On September 8, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) detained three persons on suspicion of 40 million UAH public funds embezzlement of the State Enterprise (SE) EuroAmmonia (Ukrchimtransamiak). 

On August 18, 2017, the Solomyansky District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure in the form of house arrest on the 24-hours basis with a commitment to wear an electronic monitoring device for 59 days for the Former Deputy Head of Ukrzaliznytsia, for the Director of one of the Departments of Public Joint-Stock Company (PJSC) Ukrzaliznytsia and for the Deputy Director of one of the branches of PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia. Therefore, the suspects must submit documents for traveling abroad, inform the investigator, prosecutor or court about changing their place of residence, etc.

On August 8, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) detained six persons in terms of the pre-trial investigation of the criminal proceeding as of the facts of public funds embezzlement. The funds were allocated for the engineering and set up of the Ukrainian-Russian State Border, territories adjacent to the Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone and to Autonomous Republic of Crimea (also known as Ukrainian Wall or European Wall).

On June 30, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Anti-corruption prosecutors jointly with the employees of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained the Acting Head of the City Court in Lugansk region on receiving an improper advantage.

On June 16, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Anti-Corruption prosecutors detained a person suspected of embezzlement of gas condensate produced by Public Joint-Stock Company (PJSC) Ukrgasvydobuvannia. The abovementioned person is also suspected in allegedly committing the crime in the so-called «Onyshchenko’s gas case» (the case was directed to the court). On the same day the suspect was given notice of suspicion. 

On April 12, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the anti-corruption prosecutors detained a former Deputy Director of the State Enterprise (SE) State Research and Information Center for Monitoring International Commodity Markets (hereafter – Derzhzovnishinform). He is suspected of committing crimes under Part 5 Article 191 (Misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion of property by abuse of official post) and Part 2 Article 366 (Forgery in office) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Judge of Dniprovsky District Court of Kyiv Mykola Chaus, who is suspected of committing a crime under Part 4 Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (“Accepting an offer, promise or receiving an improper advantage by an official”), was detained in Moldova  on the basis of information the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine gave the National Anticorruption Center of Moldova.