HACC extends duties for accused ex-Ukrenergo official

The High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the term of office of Serhiy Totsky, former director of the security department of PJSC National Energy Company Ukrenergo , until July 9. He is accused of embezzlement of UAH 10 million.

As is known, the court applied a preventive measure to the former head of the Ukrenergo department, Serhiy Totsky. He was also given the following obligations: to appear upon first demand; not to leave the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv region without permission; to report any change of his place of residence and/or place of work; to refrain from communicating with witnesses and other suspects; to hand over his foreign passports for safekeeping; to refrain from visiting the premises used by PJSC NPC Ukrenergo.

The prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office asked the court to extend these duties.

To extend until July 9, 2025 inclusive the term of the accused (Totsky – ed.) of the obligations stipulated in Part 5 of Article 194 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine

Serhiy Totsky is a figure in the EBK database.

According to the investigation, during March - April 2022, the head of the Security Department of PJSC NPC Ukrenergo , who was responsible for verifying suppliers and selecting the most economically advantageous offers, ensured the purchase of bulletproof vests from a predetermined company at a price twice the market price.

Moreover, this supplier did not have the necessary permits and licenses and had never manufactured such products. According to Slovo i Dilo, this is the company TOP Trading Line. As a result of the transaction, the state suffered losses in the amount of more than 10.3 million UAH.