Former Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine since the time of Ex-President Yanukovych, who was extradited from Georgia on January 27 , was detained for a period of 45 days, or bail about 6 million hryvnas.
The members of the gang, which included the official, in 2010-2014 sold gas to private companies, at discounted prices set for the sale to the public, but they were actually resold its other business entities, and they have already been released into free circulation. Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecution reported in Facebook
As a result of this actions, state enterprises suffered damage in the amount of more than 2 billion hryvnas.
This actions are qualified on the grounds of crimes provided for in part 4 of article 28, part 5 of article 191 and part 1 of article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, for which a penalty of imprisonment of up to 12 years.
