Former Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych is suspected of committing the offense under the Ukrainian Criminal Code article 191 part 5 (property misappropriation, embezzlement or obtaining it via abuse of office at a large scale or by a group), special inquiry department of the main investigative directorate of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said.
This concerns misappropriation of over UAH 8.5 million with abuse of office, "spent unlawfully and baselessly on engaging a foreign firm in order to conceal the facts of criminal legislation violation from law enforcement authorities and court while carrying out inquiry and court proceedings of the Tymoshenko case," the press office of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said.
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