Earlier, he was informed about the suspicion of bribery and money laundering
In January of this year, about 30 million hryvnias were transferred for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were seized from the People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the III-VIII convocations, Mykola Martynenko, who is suspected of receiving illegal benefits and money laundering.
“In January 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received an additional 785,000 dollars. USA and UAH 650,000 (about UAH 30 million equivalent at the official rate of the National Bank of Ukraine) thanks to the efforts of the National Bank of Ukraine and SAP. These are the funds seized from the former People’s Deputy of Ukraine, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on PEK, whom the anti-corruption authorities suspect of receiving undue benefits from a Czech company with Russian roots,” the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said in a statement.
As noted, at the request of the SAP and the participation of NABU detectives, VAKS considered and granted the request to remove the seizure from these funds in order to further direct them to strengthen the state’s defense capabilities.
NABU notes that since the beginning of large-scale aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, more than UAH 1.1 billion of funds and property have been transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the efforts of NABU and SAP.
We will remind, NABU and SAP informed about the suspicion of bribery and money laundering former deputy of the VRU.
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