Halushchenko tried to leave Ukraine as father of many children - journalist Tkach

New details have emerged in the case of the detention of former head of the Ministry of Energy Herman Halushchenko, the official tried to cross the border using the status of a father of many children. This is reported by investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach.

Despite the presence of legal grounds for departure, the detention still took place at the initiative of anti-corruption agencies.

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak commented on the situation, noting that law enforcement officers had good reasons for stopping the ex-minister.

"Halushchenko has the right to travel abroad, because he has three minor children. They live not in Ukraine, but in Switzerland, but that's it. Therefore, there is no doubt here: if he was removed from the train, then it is obviously at the request of law enforcement officers. That is, NABU and SAPO," Yaroslav Zhelezniak explained.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of February 15, law enforcement officers detained former energy minister Herman Halushchenko while trying to leave Ukraine.

After his dismissal, former Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko noted that he had become poorer by USD 60,000, but had saved more than a million hryvnias.

According to NABU, former Justice Minister and former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko assisted businessman Tymur Mindich in controlling financial flows in the energy sector in exchange for his patronage before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Halushchenko last appeared in public on November 12, when he published a statement about his suspension for the duration of the investigation.

Against the backdrop of a corruption scandal in the energy sector, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed the Minister of Justice Herman Halushchenko, who served as the Minister of Energy in the government of Denys Shmyhal (April 2021-July 2025).