SACPO: Nasirov Has Not Surrendered His British Passport To Investigators

The suspended head of the State Fiscal Service, Roman Nasirov, has not surrendered his British passport to investigators.

Roman Simkiv, a prosecutor with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SACPO), announced this to reporters, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

According to Simkiv, investigators seized two passports and a diplomatic passport during a search of Nasirov's home.

"Regarding his British passport, it has currently not been surrendered," the prosecutor said.

Simkiv said that the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office was also verifying reports that Nasirov has Hungarian citizenship and that it has sent the relevant request to Hungary.

A request has also been sent to Britain to confirm the suspect's citizenship.

Simkiv insisted that Nasirov has a British passport. Otherwise, according to him, the British Embassy would have denied that he has a British passport.

The prosecutor also said that investigators intend to interrogate Nasirov several more times.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Nasirov was released from custody on a bail of UAH 100 million on March 16.

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office recently said that Nasirov has Hungarian and British citizenship.

Nasirov denies this.