1845 tons of rutile concentrate of the Public Joint-Stock Company United Mining and Chemical Company (PJSC UMCC) were seized at the initiative of NABU, SAPO and the executives of the UMCC (100% state-owned). Thus, they prevented the export of products without payment by a foreign intermediary-company.
On January 15, 2018, the prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) opened access to pre-trial investigation materials as of the Former Acting Chairman of the Board of the Public Joint-Stock Company United Mining and Chemical Company (PJSC UMCC) and the Head of Sales and Marketing of PJSC UMCC to the defense. The abovementioned officials are suspected of committing crimes under Part 3 Article 27, Part 2 Article 28, Part 2 Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of office).
On January 25, 2017, the Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) jointly with the prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office gave a notice of suspicion to the Acting Chairman of the Board of the Public Joint-Stock Company United Mining and Chemical Company (PJSC UMCC) for allegedly committing crimes under Part 3 Article 27, Part 3 Article 28 («Criminal offense committed by a group of persons upon prior conspiracy») and under Part 2 Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine («Criminal offense committed by a group of persons and abuse of authority or office caused any grave consequences»). On the same day the suspect along with two other persons (a Head of Sales and Marketing of PJSC UMCC and a former deputy Director of the State Enterprise (SE) UMCC (later converted into PJSC UMCC) were detained in Kyiv.
