HACC extended obligations of ex-Cancer Institute director

The High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the term of office of the former acting director of the National Cancer Institute, Andriy Shipko, until December 10. 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 is partially granted. To extend the term of the obligations imposed on the suspect (Shipka) in connection with the application of a preventive measure in the form of bail for the duration of the resolution. The term of the resolution is two months, until December 10, 2025 inclusive, but within the term 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.