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NABU investigates the circumstances of the decision of the capital Pechersk District Court in favor of the Surkis brothers
Criminal proceedings were initiated for an inconclusive attempt to seize ownership of PrivatBank on an especially large scale.
On September 4, the National Anti-Corruption Office of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings over the fact that the Kiev Pechersk District Court issued a decision to collect $ 350 million from the state-owned PrivatBank in favor of the brothers’ companies. Surkis. This was reported on Tuesday, September 8, by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency with reference to the NABU Public Control Board.
Criminal proceeding No. 52020000000000566 was initiated on the fact of an inconclusive attempt to take possession of the property of PrivatBank on an especially large scale.
“Possible defendants in the case include representatives of the judicial branch of the government, officials of the State Executive Service, employees of six British companies associated with the Surkis oligarchs,” said the NABU Public Oversight Council.
In a corresponding statement, the companies asked the court to determine the amount that PrivatBank must pay them as part of the fulfillment of the deposit service obligations. According to the plaintiffs, the bank’s liabilities amount to $ 350 million (of which $ 102 million is interest calculated at a rate of 13% per year).
In addition, the companies asked the court to give the GIS the ability to forcibly collect the corresponding funds from PrivatBank accounts if the bank voluntarily refuses to repay them.
According to PrivatBank’s position, the relevant agreements of Surkis offshore companies are considered fulfilled today, since in 2016, during the nationalization, they were exchanged for shares of an additional issue as deposits of people related to the bank.
Previously, the Justice Ministry said that it sees no reason to collect billions of hryvnias from the state PrivatBank in favor of the Surkis brothers, as there is no court decision in this regard.
