Ukrinmash again attempted to overturn the seizure of $0,5 million in the NABU case.
A Ukrainian state-owned company, part of the Ukroboronprom concern, attempted once again to reverse the seizure of currency involved in an attempted embezzlement case.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has again refused to lift the seizure of $488 from the state-owned firm Ukrinmash (a subsidiary of the state-owned company Ukrspetsexport). These funds were supposed to be transferred to a Czech company for work it did not actually perform.
The investigative judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court made this decision on August 31, reports “Word and deed».
A representative of Ukrinmash requested that the seizure of $488 be lifted, as it is disproportionate and unjustified during wartime. Furthermore, since the seizure, the criminal proceedings have been in the pre-trial investigation stage, and the pre-trial investigation agency has not made any procedural decisions regarding the funds. The petition also noted that the strategic enterprise is in an extremely difficult financial situation during wartime, and the seizure of the funds negatively impacts its ability to carry out its statutory activities and ensure the prompt procurement of weapons and ammunition.
Having reviewed the petition, the High Anti-Corruption Court left $488 seized.
As a reminder, on July 29, NABU and SAP notified the former general director of Ukrinmash of their suspicions. Sergei Slyusarenko, his deputy, the chief specialist of the contract work department at Ukrinmash, and another individual. They are accused of attempting to appropriate these $488. Slyusarenko determined the bail.
The investigation established that in 2018, Ukrinmash performed major repairs of AL-31F aircraft engines and remote accessory gearboxes for Su-27 aircraft for the Indonesian Air Force under a foreign economic contract worth $2,8 million. The Lutsk repair plant "Motor" performed the repairs.
Despite the fact that the workers had completed pre-contract work and secured the contract, Ukrinmash's management entered into an agency agreement with a private company, under which it was supposed to ensure the signing of the contract and oversee its execution. However, as the investigation established, the relevant services were not actually provided, and the certificate of completion was falsified. In short, the investigation established that Ukrinmash was supposed to transfer $488 (UAH 11,7 million at the NBU exchange rate at the time of the crime) to the private company.
Thanks to the detectives' prompt action, the transaction was blocked. In 2020, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HAKS) seized the entire amount of funds intended to be transferred to the foreign company without justification. The funds remain under seizure.
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