2024-04-28 03:47:07
M. Solskis is accused of illegal embezzlement of more than 7 million. US$ worth of land embezzlement when he was the head of a large agricultural company and a member of parliament. The anti-corruption court ordered his arrest until June 24, prosecutors said. 75.7 mln. hryvnias ($1.9 million) bail.
Earlier this week, Solski offered to resign and promised to cooperate with the investigation.
Prosecutors announced Friday that they have also filed charges against a dozen other suspects in the case, including state employees.
M. Solskis, who owned a number of agricultural companies, in 2019 was elected to the Ukrainian Parliament in 2022. was appointed Minister of Agriculture in March.
Russia in 2022 After the February invasion, several corruption cases were brought to light in Ukraine, but they mostly involved low-level officials and military procurement. Due to a series of public procurement scandals in the military, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fired the country’s defense minister last year.
2024-04-28 03:47:07