Former Deputy PM Chernyshov appeals preventive measure

Former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov, suspected of illegal enrichment, has appealed against the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court regarding preventive measures.

This was reported on the Judicial Power of Ukraine portal, according to Ukrinform.

As noted, on November 24, Oleksii Chernyshov filed an appeal with the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court to review the HACC's decision on the choice of a preventive measure in the case of illegal enrichment No. 991/11821/25.

The lawsuit is currently in the “court panel appointed” status.

As reported, on November 18, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov in the form of arrest with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 51,600,000.

The suspicion is related to a special operation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) to expose corruption in the energy sector. The investigation established that members of the criminal organization had developed a large-scale scheme to influence strategic enterprises in the public sector, in particular Energoatom.

As part of this operation, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced suspicions of illegal enrichment against the former deputy prime minister, who appears in the bureau's records as “Che Guevara.”

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