Former Cancer Institute head’s obligations extended
The High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the term of office of the former acting director of the National Cancer Institute, Andriy Shipko, until July 13. NABU and SAPO suspect him of involvement in the criminal organization of businessman Herman Fistal, which seized over UAH 231 million from a medical institution.
As is known, the anti-corruption court set Shipko a bail of UAH 30 million with the following obligations: not to leave Kyiv and the Kyiv region without permission; to report a change of residence and/or work; to refrain from communicating with other suspects and witnesses, as well as other persons; not to visit a certain list of premises; to hand over foreign passports and to wear an electronic bracelet.
Later, the electronic bracelet was removed from him. Therefore, the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office requested that the remaining obligations be extended.
The motion of the Deputy Head of the Third Department of the SAPO to extend the term of the duties assigned to the suspect (Shipka - ed.) - to be granted. To extend the term of the duties of the suspect, stipulated in Part 5 of Article 194 of the Criminal Procedure Code, until July 13, 2026 inclusive, but not longer than the terms of the pre-trial investigation
Andriy Shipko is a suspect in the EBK database.
As a reminder, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal organization that made money from purchases by the National Cancer Institute. According to the investigation, the de facto head of the largest group of medical equipment suppliers (over 300 company representatives) created a criminal organization, which included representatives of controlled companies and NIR officials.
During 2021-2022, during the procurement of medical equipment within the framework of the project "Creation of a modern clinical base for the treatment of oncological diseases in the NIR", the participants in the transaction seized funds worth over UAH 231 million.
