HACC extends duties for ex-Ukrzaliznytsia official
The HIgh Anti-Corruption Court has extended the term of office of Roman Zheliznyak, the former head of the production structural unit of the Cherkasy Rail Repair and Mechanical Plant of the Center for Repair and Operation of Rail Vehicles of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, until May 10. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office accuses him of embezzlement of funds.
As is known, the anti-corruption court extended Zheliznyak's arrest. An alternative was set at UAH 5 million in bail. Later, the court extended the arrest and last reduced the bail to UAH 1.5 million. These funds were paid and the suspect was released from custody. He was given the following obligations: to appear at the first request; to report any change in his place of residence and place of work; to refrain from communicating with the accused, as well as witnesses; to hand over his foreign passports for safekeeping.
The prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office asked the court to extend these duties for another two months.
The prosecutor's motion to extend the term of the duties assigned to the accused (Zheliznyak - ed.) is partially granted. The term of the duties assigned to the accused is extended by two months. The term of the duties assigned to the accused is set to May 10, 2026 inclusive.
Roman Zheliznyak is a suspect in the EBK database.
As a reminder, NABU and SAPO detained the former head of the Ukrzaliznytsia branch. According to the investigation, during 2021–2022, an organized group took possession of the funds of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia by abusing their official position by officials of the Cherkasy KRMZ branch of the Central Railways of Ukraine. Five members of the organized group were informed of the suspicion.
We previously reported that a tax official from Sumy Oblast was caught taking a bribe.
