“I don’t want to politicise this”: Umerov spoke in the Rada about the Mindich case
This was announced by MP Oleksiy Honcharenko.
Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, answered questions in the Verkhovna Rada regarding the case referred to in the media as “Mindichgate”.
In parliament, he was called upon to provide an explanation regarding the “Midas” case.
Umerov, who was previously Minister of Defence, appears as a witness in one of the episodes of the case concerning the procurement of bulletproof vests.
During his speech from the podium, he confirmed that he had provided answers to the NABU.
“I have provided answers to all questions to the relevant authorities, so I do not wish to politicise this. But if the relevant authorities had any questions, they would have invited me. In other words, with all due respect, I can say that I have answered all the questions they had. Therefore, I do not wish to politicise this issue. All answers were provided to the authorities that approached me,” said Umerov.
According to LB, Umerov arrived at parliament to present draft laws on the extension of mobilisation and martial law.
At the same time, MPs supported Dmytro Razumkov’s initiative and invited him to answer their questions.
In the case of Timur Mindich, on 11 November, the NABU announced charges against participants in a corruption scheme at “Energoatom”.
According to the investigation, the group was led by businessman Timur Mindich.
On 13 November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against Timur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman, who are implicated in the corruption case.
On 22 November, it emerged that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had placed Mindich and Zuckerman, the suspects in the “Energoatom” case, on the wanted list.
On 25 November, the NABU reported that Mindich had managed to leave the country quickly just before the searches on 10 November.
In early February, the NABU announced an attempt to illegally install listening devices in the home of the head of one of the detective units directly involved in the ‘Midas’ case.
At the time, the agency suggested that this could have been carried out by staff from one of the law enforcement agencies.
It was also reported that US law enforcement agencies are involved in supporting anti-corruption investigations in Ukraine, particularly in cases linked to the state-owned company “Energoatom”.
As reported by ThePublic, Yermak and Mindich were summoned to a meeting of the High Anti-Corruption Court, but neither attended.
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