Prosecutors of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, together with the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, have detained and notified the former acting first vice-president of the State Enterprise "NAEK "Energoatom" of suspicion.

It has been established that in August 2022, the official signed a mandatory civil liability insurance contract for nuclear damage for the State Enterprise "NAEK "Energoatom," according to which the amount of the insurance payment is 105.6 million hryvnias. Subsequently, this payment was increased by an additional agreement.

At the same time, according to the Tariff Calculation Procedure approved by the government resolution, it should be almost 18.6 million UAH less than what was stipulated in the additional agreement.

After signing the agreement, the money was transferred to the bank account of the insurance company. Later, through 106 transactions, it was transferred to the accounts of other smaller insurance companies, and then, through companies with signs of fictitiousness, it was cashed out and distributed among the participants of the scheme.

It should be noted that in April 2023, the National Bank of Ukraine revoked the license of the insurance company with which the state enterprise signed the multimillion-dollar agreement due to non-compliance of the ownership structure with the requirements of the legislation.

Its founder is a Cypriot company, established by another Cypriot company, and through a series of agreements and firms, its ultimate beneficial owner is a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, who has close ties with one of the largest insurance companies in the Russian Federation, "RESO-Guarantee."

The former official of the State Enterprise "NAEK "Energoatom," who is also a former first deputy minister of energy of Ukraine, has been notified of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

His actions have been qualified as embezzlement of someone else's property by an official abusing their official position, committed on a particularly large scale, by prior conspiracy of a group of persons.

The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and with confiscation of property.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office by investigators of the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.