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Anti-Corruption Court Jails MP in Alleged Sanctions-Sale Case as Ukraine Seizes Shadow-Fleet Ship

Investigators are now tracing the sources of ‘Midas’ bail payments following recent court rulings.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered detention for MP Anna Skorokhod with an option to post 3,028,000 UAH bail in a case alleging an offer to broker RNBO sanctions for $250,000.
  • Courts also set measures for other suspects in the sanctions case, including a 1,514,000 UAH bail for the MP’s aide and custody with a 4,542,000 UAH bail option for another alleged participant.
  • NABU said it has requested financial-tracing data from the State Financial Monitoring Service on funds used for ‘Midas’ case bails, reviewing multiple transaction chains and assessing legality.
  • At a parliamentary commission hearing, the State Bureau of Investigations reported that internal office CCTV relevant to the ‘Midas’ timeline was not retained due to a 14‑day storage limit.
  • The SBU detained and secured the arrest of a dry cargo vessel in Odesa tied to Russia’s shadow fleet, citing voyage records and charts indicating illegal calls to occupied Crimea, with transfer to ARMA pending.