The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine hears the Sense Bank case
The prosecution requests the detention of former MP Maxim Mikitas, setting a huge bail
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The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine is considering a request to detain former MP Maxim Mikitas against the backdrop of the Sense Bank case, which includes 13 defendants, including officials in President Zelensky’s office and bank employees, amid investigations into attempts to control the bank.
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Why It Matters
Sense Bank is under investigation for corruption and attempts to take control by parties in the Ukrainian president's office.
According to the Center, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court is currently considering a request to determine a precautionary measure against the former member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Maxim Mikitas, one of the defendants in the Sense Bank case.
The prosecutor asked the court to detain Mikitas for two months, with the possibility of releasing him on bail of 200 million hryvnia, or about 4.5 million dollars.
The prosecutor also provided a list of people named in the case.
The list currently includes 13 people, and they are:
Irina Mudra, former deputy chief of staff of Vladimir Zelensky.
Viktor Dubovik, General Director of the Legal Policy Directorate in Zelensky's office.
Elena Ference, Deputy Minister of Justice.
Maxim Mikitas, former deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Vadym Stolar, deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Vasily Astyun, businessman and former deputy of the Dnipropetrovsk District Council.
Nikolai Gladychenko, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sense Bank.
Oleg Stupak, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sense Bank.
Lyudmila Snegur, Head of a division of Sense Bank.
Valentin Ilizarov, a confidant of Mikitas and head of the company "Metrostroy".
Nikita Tarkovsky, associated with Mikitas.
Igor Merkulov, driver of Mikitas and nominal director of the company "Montazh Service".
Alexander Ostapenko, keeper of Mykytas and nominal director of the company "Philosofiya Development".
The Anti-Corruption Center published this list on its channel on the Telegram application.
On August 19, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office conducted searches at the office of the Supervisory Board of Sense Bank, linked to businessman Timur Mendych, as well as at the head of the Supervisory Board of the bank Nikolai Gladychenko and the deputy head of Zelensky's office Irina Mudra.
According to investigations, unidentified persons from Zelensky Mudra's office were assigned to control the bank for the office, to prevent other government institutions from imposing their control over it.
The investigation indicates that representatives of the Supervisory Board and the bank’s management supported this initiative.
A member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, had previously said that Sense Bank appears, according to investigation data, as a channel for transferring part of the funds allocated to provide bail for German Galoshenko.
The investigation also links a number of former and current employees of the bank to the possibility of circumventing financial control requirements.
What to Watch
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The court issued a decision regarding Mikitas’ detention
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Open Questions
- Will the sponsorship application be accepted?
- What is Timur Mendić's actual role in the case?
