HACC Extends Duties for Ex-Ukrzaliznytsia Official Zhelezniak

The High Anti-Corruption Court extended until September 24 the term of office of Roman Zheliznyak, the former head of the production structural unit "Cherkasy Track Repair and Mechanical Plant" of the branch "Center for Repair and Operation of Tracked Vehicles" of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia".

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. On April 7, these funds were deposited and the suspect was released from custody.

He was given the following obligations: to arrive upon first demand; not to leave the city of Cherkasy without permission; to report any change in his place of residence and place of work; to refrain from communicating with suspects and witnesses; to hand over his foreign passports and wear an electronic bracelet.

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

To extend for 2 months the term of the duties imposed on the suspect (Zheliznyak) in connection with the application to him of a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of UAH 1,500,000

Roman Zheliznyak is a figure 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 KRMP branch of the Central Railways of Ukraine. Five members of the organized group were informed of the suspicion.