20 January 2023, Friday, 15:04 252

Selection Of Preventive Measures For Kobolev Postponed Until January 23

Editor: Daria Zubkova

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The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) postponed the selection of a preventive measure for the former head of the Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint-stock company Andrii Kobolev until January 23.

This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SACPO), Ukrainian News Agency reports.

On January 19, the High Anti-Corruption Court began considering the request of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (NACB) detectives, approved by the SACPO prosecutor, to apply a preventive measure to the former head of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine.

The prosecutor announced the content of the petition for the application of a preventive measure to the suspect, and the materials used to justify it were examined at the court session.

After that, the court granted the request of the defense and announced a break in the session until 11:00 a.m. on January 23.

Kobolev was served with suspicion of abusing his official position by paying himself bonuses for more than UAH 229 million.

He is accused of committing a crime provided for in Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The prosecutor in the court insisted on applying to the suspect a preventive measure in the form of detention with the alternative of making a bail in the amount of UAH 365 million.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office is asking the court to choose a preventive measure for the former chairman of the board of the Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint-stock company Andrii Kobolev in the form of arrest with an alternative of bail in the amount of UAH 365 million.

Andrii Kobolev, the former chairman of the board of the Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint-stock company, said that he returned to Ukraine before he was served with suspicion.