HACC sets preventive measure for MP Kisiel
The HIgh Anti-Corruption Court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of bail for Yuriy Kisel, a member of parliament from the Servant of the People party, in the case of bribery for voting in the Verkhovna Rada.
This is reported by "Social".
The court hearing was held behind closed doors and the amount of bail is unknown. Kisel's lawyer said he will appeal. Kisel himself has pleaded not guilty.
He confirmed that there is a WhatsApp group that includes some of the MPs from the Servant of the People faction. At the same time, Kisel denied that corruption schemes were discussed in this group.
As a reminder, on December 27, NABU and SAPO reported that an undercover operation had exposed an organized criminal group that included current members of parliament of Ukraine. According to the investigation, the group's members systematically received illegal benefits for voting in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Prosecutors of the SAPO have charged five Ukrainian MPs with bribery for ensuring that they received bribes for the "necessary" vote in the Verkhovna Rada. The bribes amounted to $2,000–$20,000.
According to media reports, suspicions have already been raised against the MPs from the Servant of the People party: Yevhen Pyvovarov, Ihor Negulevskyi, Olha Savchenko, and Yuriy Kisel.
