Anti-corruption court set bail for ex-MIA Secretary

The High Anti-Corruption Court applied a preventive measure in the form of a bail of UAH 33.3 million to former State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Oleksiy Takhtai, whom NABU and SAPO suspect of embezzling UAH 16 million and receiving illegal benefits.

This was reported by the press service of the HACC, without mentioning the name of the person involved.

According to "Word and Deed", it is about Takhtai.

The investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court partially satisfied the request of the NABU detective to apply a preventive measure in the form of bail against the former State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the amount of UAH 33 million 308 thousand

Takhtai was given the following duties: to arrive at every call; to report any change of residence and work; to refrain from communicating with witnesses; not to leave the Kyiv region without permission; to hand over his foreign passports and to wear an electronic bracelet.

As a reminder, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported the suspicion of the former State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the investigation, in 2020, the said official ensured that a previously determined company was selected as the winner of the procurement of video surveillance and access control equipment to be installed in the buildings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Despite the fact that the cost of this equipment was significantly overstated, the state institution transferred funds for the equipment, which ultimately resulted in the institution incurring losses in the amount of more than UAH 16 million.

For this, during 2018-2019, the owner of the company, through the public organization he heads, transferred four premium cars worth over UAH 6 million to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for free use. Later, after the official was dismissed from the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, these cars were actually transferred to his ownership through a donation agreement.

It was previously reported that the Supreme Court of Ukraine refused to change the preventive measure of People's Deputy Klochka.