Blanc's lawyer asks the court to return his client's money.

Maxim Blank

Maxim Blank

The lawyer for Ukrzaliznytsia First Deputy General Director Maksym Blank filed a petition with the court seeking the return of 7 million hryvnias and approximately 500 dollars seized during the search.

A case against Blank was opened on September 18 on suspicion of misappropriating a large sum of money in 2013-2014. During a search of Blank's office and home, $17,2, €1,5, 7,13 million hryvnias, and $430,88 were found, respectively.

According to the judge of the Shevchenkivskyi Court, a year ago, the funds were seized due to inconsistent statements from the owner regarding their origin. Blank claimed at the time that the funds were from the sale of corporate rights and loans, but he provided no documentation to support these claims. This was the deciding factor for the Pecherskyi Court, which ordered the seizure of the funds.

Let us recall that in 2014, then-head of the SBU, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, stated on television that the agency, together with the Prosecutor General's Office, had conducted 19 searches at Ukrzaliznytsia, seizing more than 7 million hryvnias and 1 million dollars.

 

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