The Prosecutor General's office suspects two directors of enterprises in misappropriation of $14 million of Ukrtransgaz

The Prosecutor General's office of Kyiv region reported on suspicion of two directors of the company in misappropriation of funds of PJSC Ukrtransgaz and their subsidiaries. It is reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's office of Kyiv region.

"The Prosecutor General's office of Kyiv region, together with the investigators of the National police of Ukraine in Kyiv region, informed about the suspicion of two directors of companies in misappropriation of funds of PJSC Ukrtransgaz and its subsidiaries in a particularly large scale of the crime, under Part 5 of Art.191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine”, it is said in a statement.

Pre-trial investigation established that during 2012 the directors of the two companies concluded a number of contracts for the purchase of goods and the provision of services for public funds in the amount of almost 400 million UAH for the needs of PJSC Ukrtransgaz and its subsidiaries.

In the future, with the aim of acquiring state funds, they made fictitious documents on the supply of goods and the provision of services, which were not carried out. In particular, the goods that were to be supplied are manufactured by a foreign society and were not imported into Ukraine at all, and there were no foreign trade agreements for their purchase.

Currently, measures are being taken to search for the heads of these enterprises to hand over suspicions under Part 5 of Art.191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and to decide on the choice of a preventive measure in the form of detention.

In addition, investigative (search) actions are continuing in order to check for the involvement in this and other crimes of officials of PJSC Ukrtransgaz and its subsidiaries and to announce to the latter suspicions of committing crimes.

Source: epravda.com.ua

Tags: gas, contracts, court, legislation, Ukrtransgaz

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