Crime

The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko in the form of 60 days' detention with the right to post bail of 200 million hryvnias. He is suspected of laundering money through a foreign fund which, according to the investigation, accumulated more than 112 million dollars in cash.

In the Bakırköy district of Istanbul, an investigation is underway into the large-scale theft of $30 million from two cars on the grounds of a residential complex. The number of detainees has risen to 11, and the case itself intersects with investigations into money laundering and high-profile political proceedings.

In the Volyn region, law enforcement officers exposed two servicemen from the district territorial centre for recruitment and social support who are suspected of extorting unlawful benefits for influencing mobilisation procedures. The total amount they allegedly requested for their services was $4,000.

Social media users criticised Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, who suggested commenting on his idea of pre-trial settlement of tax crimes. In particular, the head of the Economic Security Bureau was reminded of the mechanisms already existing in the legislation and accused of attempting to distract public attention from the bureau's low efficiency with yet another round of "talk."

In the German town of Stuhr, near Bremen, a Volksbank branch was robbed after 14 safe deposit boxes were broken into. This is at least the fifth such incident in the country in the last two months, following a series of daring attacks on bank vaults in December and January.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee, Danylo Getmantsev, publicly called on ESBU Director Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi to finally get down to work instead of giving interviews and coming up with fantastical ideas.

Within 24 hours of the terrorist attack on one of the capital's central streets, law enforcement officers exposed and detained two Russian agents involved in the bombing of a car near an SSU facility.

On 11 February, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated on RTL radio that he had referred the matter to the French judicial authorities after the name of a French diplomat appeared in a new publication of documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case, describing the facts as "extremely serious".

French police have arrested nine people, including two museum employees and several guides, as part of an investigation into a large-scale scheme involving the reuse of tickets to the Louvre.

Former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostislav Shurma stated that he does not admit his guilt and is ready to cooperate with the investigation.

Law enforcement officers exposed an organised group that sold up to 3 kilograms of cocaine every month, generating millions in revenue and disguising deliveries as taxi services.

The Norwegian Economic Crime Authority is investigating Thorbjørn Jagland, who has been named as a suspect in a case involving serious corruption offences linked to American financier Jeffrey Epstein.