Media: $445 thousand bail was given for the ex-deputy head of Zelensky’s office
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For the former deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, Irina Mudraya, suspected of participation in a criminal organization, bail was given in the amount of 20 million hryvnia after 15 banks had previously refused to process the payment.
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Irina Mudraya is a defendant in the case of a criminal organization operating with the participation of officials and deputies. Previously, the HACS of Ukraine chose a preventive measure for her in the form of detention with the possibility of bail.
A bail of 20 million hryvnia ($445.1 thousand) was paid for the former deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, Irina Mudruya, who is involved in a money laundering case, the Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper reported, citing sources in law enforcement agencies.
On August 25, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) of Ukraine sent Mudraya into custody in the case of a criminal organization with an alternative bail of 20 million. The Ukrainian publication Obozrevatel wrote that 15 Ukrainian banks refused to make transfers to pay bail for the ex-deputy head of Zelensky’s office.
“For the former deputy head of the office (Zelensky – ed.) Irina Mudraya, bail was given, the amount of which the court determined at 20 million hryvnia,” says a message published on the Ukrayinska Pravda website.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) of Ukraine reported on August 19 that it was conducting a special operation against a criminal organization operating with the participation of Verkhovna Rada deputies and officials from Zelensky's office. Later, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) published audio conversations of alleged defendants in a special operation against a criminal group of officials called “Forrest Gump,” which included Mudraya and former parliament deputy Maxim Mikitas.
Open Questions
- Who exactly paid bail for Irina Mudraya?
- What are the next procedural steps in the Forrest Gump case?
