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Ukraine Suspends Justice Minister as NABU Widens Energoatom Kickback Probe

Investigators point to extensive recordings, seized cash and alleged $100 million laundering while courts consider custody requests for key suspects.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Herman Galushchenko was removed from duties and named Lyudmyla Sughak acting justice minister during the ongoing investigation.
  • NABU and the anti‑corruption prosecutor say an organized network skimmed 10–15% from Energoatom contracts and laundered funds through a Kyiv office and offshore jurisdictions.
  • Prosecutors told the High Anti‑Corruption Court that ex‑ministerial adviser Ihor Mironyuk tore documents and threw a phone out a window during a search as they sought his pretrial detention.
  • Authorities reported at least five detentions and seven formal suspicions, and published fragments from what they describe as up to 1,000 hours of audio recordings tied to the scheme.
  • Businessman Timur Mindich, identified by prosecutors as a central figure, is reported to have left Ukraine for Israel, and the scandal drew Kremlin comments questioning Western financial support to Kyiv.