HACC Extends Kobolyev’s Duties
The High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the term of office of Andriy Kobolev, the former Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine, until December 7. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office accuses him of embezzling bonuses.
As is known, the anti-corruption court reduced Kobolev's bail to UAH 80 million, but left the list of obligations unchanged: to report a change in his place of residence; to refrain from communicating with a number of people and to hand over his foreign passports for safekeeping.
Later, the court returned Kobolev's international passports, but extended the validity of his remaining duties. The prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office requested another extension of the term of his duties.
To extend the term of the duties assigned to the accused (Kobolev – ed.). The term of the resolution shall be set until December 7, 2025 inclusive.
Let us remind you that Andriy Kobolev is a person involved in the EBK base.
Recall that, according to the prosecution, in 2018, the Chairman of the Board, allegedly abusing his official position, initiated consideration by the company's Supervisory Board of the issue of approving the payment of bonuses for achieving significant goals and implementing important, strategic projects to employees of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, including members of the Board.
The investigation established that during 2018, bonuses were illegally accrued and paid to the Chairman of the Board in an amount exceeding the maximum allowable amount by UAH 229,250,410.
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