Former Minister Klimenko Arrested in Absentia

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The Prosecutor General's Office (GPU) press service reports that Kyiv's Pechersky District Court has granted the Prosecutor General's Office's motion to remand former Revenue and Duties Minister Oleksandr Klymenko in pretrial detention. The court previously authorized Klymenko's detention for the purpose of bringing him to court. At the end of February, Oleksandr Klymenko and his family left Ukraine. He is currently in Russia.

 

Oleksandr Klimenko is accused of committing a criminal offense under Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of power) for organizing illegal tax evasion schemes for enterprises in the real sector of the economy.

 

As a reminder, in late April 2014, the Prosecutor General's Office notified Oleksandr Klymenko of suspicion of committing a crime. At the same time, information emerged that the former minister's foreign bank accounts had been frozen.

 

In turn, Oleksandr Klymenko stated on his Facebook page that all charges brought against him by the Prosecutor General's Office are purely political in nature. The former minister also wrote that within a month, the European Union will remove Ukrainian politicians accused of "political" crimes from the list of individuals subject to sanctions.

 

As a reminder, on January 19, a Ukrainian court arrested former President Viktor Yanukovych, former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, and the former Minister of Finance in absentia. Yuri KolobovAll of them are wanted by Interpol.

 

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