Valeria Gontareva
Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau gained access to the accounts of the son and daughter-in-law of National Bank head Valeria Gontareva as part of a criminal investigation into abuse of power.
(Read more about it in the article Valeria Gontareva. The Glitter and Machinations of the Queen of Coins)
This is evidenced by the decision of the Solomensky District Court of Kyiv.
The investigation was launched on December 16, 2015, based on a statement from Vitaly Shabunin, chairman of the Anti-Corruption Action Center. Shabunin reported that Gontareva, allegedly seeking to benefit her family, had disclosed the true state of affairs at Delta Bank, allowing them to preemptively withdraw 12,5 million hryvnias from deposits.
Remarkably, Gontareva stated in an interview with Hubs on March 27 (the material has since been removed – Ed.) that her son had 800 hryvnias in his deposit account.
She complained that the agreement expired when the bank was no longer paying back the money (in October 2014, the NBU declared it problematic, and in March 2015, it was declared insolvent – Ed.). The head of the National Bank said that her son would only be able to receive 200 hryvnias, while the rest would be "forfeited." As a reminder, the Deposit Guarantee Fund cannot pay out more than 200 hryvnias to depositors.
According to Shabunin, Gontareva's son was able to transfer money from a deposit account to his account on February 9th, and withdrew it the following day (a month and a half before the interview – Ed.). The activist supported his statement with a copy of the bank statement. Furthermore, Shabunin added that money also flowed through the account of the National Bank governor's daughter-in-law. Allegedly, the sum in question was 12,5 million hryvnias! The activist believed that this was the exact amount of cash withdrawn from the account by Valeria Gontareva's daughter-in-law in February. He also attached a copy of the daughter-in-law's card account statement for the period from February 2nd to February 27th, 2015. During this time, Gontareva's son transferred 300 hryvnias to his wife's account. His wife, in turn, transferred most of the money to unknown recipients.
Thus, Gontareva's relatives withdrew the money before the temporary administration was established. The NBU denies this information, providing a copy of the receipt confirming that Gontareva's son received only 200 hryvnias.
It's worth noting that the detectives were not satisfied with the press service's statement. The court granted them access to documents related to the accounts of Valeria Gontareva's son and daughter-in-law at both Delta Bank and Ukrgasbank. The latter has been designated as a partner bank for payments to Kyiv residents from the Deposit Guarantee Fund.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau denies conducting a personal investigation into Valeria Gontareva.
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