The former director of the Ministry of Defense department has been remanded in custody with bail set at nearly 16 million hryvnia.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the man was arrested and is being held in a pre-trial detention facility in Kyiv.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the Main Military Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation into abuse of power and official position by Defense Ministry officials who serve on the competitive bidding committee.
As part of the proceedings, the former director of the procurement department of the Ministry of Defense was notified of suspicion of committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of power or official position).
"The Investigative Department of the Military Prosecutor's Office of the Prosecutor General's Office established that the said official illegally and improperly facilitated the award of a tender for the supply of diesel fuel to the army by a company with signs of being fictitious. The contract for the supply of diesel fuel for the needs of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, specifically the ATO forces, was worth 443,297,742 hryvnias," the Prosecutor General's Office noted.
On November 21, the investigative judge of Kyiv's Pechersky District Court ordered the former director of the Ministry of Defense to remain in custody, with bail set at nearly 16 million hryvnias. He is currently in custody at a Kyiv pretrial detention center.
The Investigative Department, together with employees of the Organized Crime Control Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Kyiv region, conducted searches at the workplaces and residences of Ministry of Defense officials, in particular, at the home of one of the Deputy Ministers of Defense of Ukraine.
"The article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for up to six years, with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities," the Prosecutor General's Office clarified.
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