Former infrastructure minister notified of suspicion
The former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine and his former first deputy received a notice of suspicion of abuse of power and official position, which caused the state more than $ 30 million in damage, according to the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, writes Interfax.
“On February 22, 2023, under the procedural leadership of the #SAP prosecutor, #NABU detectives reported a suspicion of abuse of power and official position, which caused the state more than 30 million dollars. US damage to the former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine and his former first deputy. The actions of ex-officials are qualified on the grounds of a crime under Part 2 of Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine”says in message SAP in the telegram channel on Wednesday.
Considering that the whereabouts of the former first deputy minister was not established, he was informed of the suspicion in absentia – in accordance with Art. 135, Art. 278 Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, in 2015, the minister, together with his deputy, who was also the chairman of the Tariff Council of the Ministry of Infrastructure, issued an order allowing private companies to charge half the ship dues rate from ships in the Yuzhny seaport. This order was issued despite the fact that the water area of the Yuzhny seaport is state property and is in the use of USPA, and the right to assemble belongs exclusively to the state enterprise.
In accordance with this order, only part of the funds was assigned to the state enterprise, the other part was collected by private companies. As a result, more than $30 million of damage was inflicted on the state, which was confirmed by the relevant expert findings.
The pre-trial investigation of the case continues, other persons who may be involved in the commission of this crime are being identified.
The SAP report did not name the suspects.
In 2015, Andrei Pivovarsky was the Minister of Infrastructure, Vladimir Shulmeister was his first deputy.
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