ESB detectives admit that they have difficulties with investigation of case against Kolomoiskyi

Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau (ESB) admitted that they have certain difficulties with the investigation of the case against businessman and oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi.

This is evidenced by court materials, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"...At the same time, it was not possible to carry out all the necessary investigative (search) and procedural actions within the previously established deadline due to the complexity of the proceedings, due to the need to conduct a significant number of priority and urgent investigative (search) actions to establish the circumstances of the commission of a criminal offense," the court documents say.

At the moment, the investigation has not been able to complete the forensic economic examination in order to confirm the conclusions of the analytical product of the Department of Information Analysis and Risk Management of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine No. 9.3/3.3.4/5149-24 dated June 28, 2024 regarding the increase in Kolomoiskyi's assets through the implementation on March 26, 2013, July 08, 2013, July 17, 2013, October 11, 2013, October 18, 2013, November 20, 2013, November 29, 2013, December 24, 2013, December 30, 2013, December 02, 2014 of financial transactions from credit to his account, opened in PJSC CB "PRIVATBANK", non-cash funds formed at the expense of PJSC CB "PRIVATBANK", received as a loan.

Also, the ESB investigators have not been able to question the witnesses at the request of the defense, as well as the representative of the victim JSC CB "PRIVATBANK", to obtain information and supporting documents from the competent authorities of the United States of America, the French Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Swiss Confederation, the Republic of Cyprus and the State of Israel within the framework of fulfilling the respective requests for international legal assistance.

In addition, the investigation could not establish the location of the former chief accountant of PJSC CB "PRIVATBANK" and interrogate about the known circumstances of replenishment of Kolomoiskyi's card account through the cash desk of the Head Office of PJSC CB "PRIVATBANK" and the subsequent reinforcement with the indicated cash funds of the cash register of the Capital branch of PJSC CB "PRIVATBANK" during 2013-2014 years.

The ESB detectives have not yet been able to provide a legal assessment of the actions of officials of PJSC CB "PRIVATBANK", the National Bank of Ukraine, the Deposit Guarantee Fund, who, by virtue of their official duties, were involved in the commission of certain actions that constitute the content of the suspicion reported to Kolomoiskyi.

The ESB plans to carry out other measures to ensure criminal proceedings, investigative (search) and other procedural actions aimed at obtaining information relevant to the pre-trial investigation, taking into account the results of additional investigative and other procedural actions, to open the materials of the pre-trial investigation to Kolomoiskyi and his defender, as well as the victim; draw up an indictment and provide copies of the indictment to the suspect and his defense attorneys.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Kolomoiskyi was forbidden to call his relatives by phone.

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