3 kg of gold bars found during searches in apartment of former Prosecutor General Piskun in France

Last week, the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine in France conducted searches at the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Sviatoslav Piskun and seized EUR 90,000, three kilograms of gold, 18 watches with a total value of EUR 1 million.

This was reported to the Ukrainian News Agency by sources in the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine.

In December, the State Bureau of Investigation conducted investigative actions at Piskun's villa in the suburbs of Nice in connection with the investigation of the case against oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi on suspicion of organizing an attempted murder of lawyer Serhii Karpenko in 2003. Piskun is suspected of receiving illegal benefits to close the case of an attempted murder.

During searches, a number of various documents and valuables were found at his villa.

Piskun was unable to confirm the origin of the currency, provide bank documents for the purchase of gold bars and customs documents confirming the legality of importing expensive watches into France.

The French police have opened a criminal case into the legalization of funds obtained by criminal means. The issue of bringing charges against him under this article is being resolved. Piskun has not been detained at the moment.

Sviatoslav Piskun held the post of Prosecutor General in 2002-2003, 2004-2005 and for a month in 2007. In the summer of 2020, he held the position of advisor to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova for a month.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in 2005, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (according to media reports, this is Sviatoslav Piskun) could have released oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi, who was suspected of organizing the contract killing of lawyer Serhii Karpenko, from custody for a reward. Piskun bought real estate in France and Switzerland after releasing Kolomoiskyi from custody in 2005.

Former MP Valerii Horbatov, who was exposed by the State Bureau of Investigation in the theft of cultural values ​​from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, entered into an agreement with the investigation and agreed to transfer his collection to the museum, including a gold Hun sword and a Byzantine gold icon.