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BES investigators cannot find main witness in Kolomoiskyi's case

BES investigators cannot find main witness in Kolomoiskyi's case

The investigators of the Bureau of Economic Security stated that they could not find the former chief accountant of PrivatBank in the case of Ihor Kolomoiskyi.

This is evidenced by court materials, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

BES investigators stated in court that as part of the case, they did not receive certain documents from the competent authorities of the United States of America, the French Republic, the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, the Swiss Confederation, the Republic of Cyprus and the State of Israel.

BES also noted that it could not establish the location of the former chief accountant of PJSC CB PrivatBank and inquire about the circumstances of top-up of Kolomoiskyi's card account through the cash desk of PrivatBank’s head office during 2013-2014.

Also, the investigation cannot yet establish the location and interrogate three more people regarding the circumstances of the possession of Kolomoiskyi's funds of PrivatBank, PJSC Ukrnafta during 2013-2014.

The investigation within the case also wants to provide a legal assessment of the actions of officials of the National Bank of Ukraine, the Deposit Guarantee Fund, who, by virtue of their official duties, were involved in the commission of certain actions that constitute the substance of the suspicion reported to Kolomoiskyi.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, BES detectives admitted that they had difficulties with the investigation of the case against Kolomoiskyi.