Overview
- NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office carried out more than 70 searches, including at Energoatom offices, in a case they describe as a high-level criminal organization.
- Investigators allege contractors were compelled to provide illicit payments equal to 10–15% of contract values connected to Energoatom procurement.
- The supervisory board said the special meeting will also assess internal procedures and control systems to determine further actions.
- NABU said the scheme involved a former deputy head of the State Property Fund who later became an advisor to the energy minister and a former law-enforcement officer who served as Energoatom’s security executive.
- Ukrainian media reported searches involving businessman Timur Mindich and Justice Minister Herman Galushchenko, and NABU described laundering through an office linked to Andriy Derkach’s family that processed about $100 million.