Ukrainian
Interior Ministry has arrested UAH 2.6 billion in bank accounts, 12 million of
which are reported to be personally owned by Oleksandr Yanukovych, a son of
fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov wrote
on his Facebook page.
"Main
Investigation Department of the Interior Ministry is carrying out a pre-trial
investigation into the criminal proceedings against employees of PJSC
All-Ukrainian Development Bank owned by Oleksandr Yanukovych, under Part 2 of
Article 364 and Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,"
the minister wrote.
He added the pre-trial investigation had found that
during the period of 2012-2014 employees of PJSC All-Ukrainian Development Bank
issued loans to state enterprises at inflated interest rates and the illegal
proceeds were legalized by placing funds in deposit accounts of the bank's
owner – Oleksandr Yanukovych and controlled entities - bank's employees and
other legal entities.
"Investigators of the Main Investigation
Department of the Interior Ministry conducted searches in PJSC All-Ukrainian
Development Bank and arrested over UAH 2.6 billion held in deposit accounts of
legal entities and individuals, of which UAH 12 million belonged to [Oleksandr]
Yanukovych," the minister reported.
According to the investigation data, the liquidation
procedure of PJSC All-Ukrainian Development Bank has been scheduled to start in
November 2015, which would allow Oleksandr Yanukovych, as well as other
individuals and legal entities controlled by him, to recover deposit funds held
in the bank's accounts.
UNIAN memo. On March 5, 2014, the EU seized assets belonging to 18 Ukrainian citizens suspected of misappropriation
of public funds and involvement in human rights violations in Ukraine.
On March 5, 2015, the EU excluded Andriy Portnov, the
former deputy chief of staff of ousted Ukrainian president, and three former
Ukrainian officials from the sanctions list.
Later Viktor Yanukovych filed a lawsuit against
Ukraine with the European Court of Human Rights in connection with alleged
abuses of his human rights.
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