Vladimir DemchishinKIEV, Feb 7The Pechersky District Court of Kiev has arrested in absentia the former Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn, who is being held as a suspect in the case of coal purchases from Donbass, the Ukrainian News agency reported on Monday, citing the office of the Prosecutor General. Earlier, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported the suspicion to ex-Energy Minister Demchishin, who held this position from 2014 to 2016, in the case of coal supplies from Donbass. The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine (SBI) summoned Demchyshyn to conduct investigative actions as part of the investigation of this case, but he did not come. After that, the court allowed the ex-official to be detained, and the State Bureau of Investigation put him on the international wanted list.In Ukraine, a deputy of the Rada from the Servant of the People was detained , — the agency reported on its website. It is noted that the court decision was made on January 5. The whereabouts of the ex-official is still unknown. «By the decision of the investigating judge of the Pechersky District Court of Kiev, a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen in relation to D. For other issues, in compliance with the requirements of Article 222 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, we inform you that at present the pre-trial The investigation in criminal proceedings is ongoing, investigative (detective) and other procedural actions are being carried out aimed at establishing the objective truth. Based on the results of their conduct, a procedural decision will be made in accordance with the law,» the Prosecutor General's office said in a response, which is also available on the agency's website. reported that the ex-minister of energy during December 2014-February 2015 issued a number of orders by which he appointed representatives of the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics to the positions of state enterprises located in territories not controlled by Kiev. In addition, the investigation claims that the minister, exceeding his official powers, forced the heads of the state-owned energy generating company to conclude several agreements on the supply of coal with representatives of the LPR and DPR. Ex-president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the head of the political council of the Opposition Platform — For life» Viktor Medvedchuk.
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