The NBU provided details on an audit of funds at Sense Bank intended as collateral for the High Anti-Corruption Court
The National Bank did not determine that Sense Bank was the sole or primary bank through which funds for posting collateral with the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) were channeled. At the same time, the regulator had more questions regarding some other banks than it did regarding Sense Bank.
This was reported by NBU Deputy Governor Dmytro Oliinyk during a meeting of the Temporary Investigative Commission.
According to Oliinyk, the NBU is conducting four unscheduled inspections of banks mentioned in the so-called “tapes” in the NABU case and through which funds for bail payments may have potentially passed.
The regulator traced the movement of funds through payment chains linked to the payment of bail to the High Anti-Corruption Court at four levels.
“To put it briefly, I’ll tell you that none of the bail payments were processed through Sense. We have now analyzed the transactions up to the fourth level—that is, from the High Anti-Corruption Court: who transferred funds to the High Anti-Corruption Court, who transferred funds to those who transferred funds to the High Anti-Corruption Court, and so on,” Oliinyk stated.
According to him, the NBU has not yet identified any cash transactions in these chains. At the same time, the regulator has identified other banks that raise questions.
“In these four tiers, we found that there are other banks that raise at least as many questions as Sense, and in some cases, even more,” noted the NBU’s deputy chairman.
Oliinyk emphasized that the NBU has not yet identified any technical or technological “loopholes” that could be used to circumvent the established restrictions.
The regulator continues to audit the systems used by Sense Bank. The NBU is also requiring the bank and its auditor, EY, to verify access to automated banking systems.
According to Oliinyk, an internal investigation is also underway at the bank. The NBU acknowledges that there may have been facilitation in opening accounts, but cannot currently confirm that anyone deliberately bypassed the established restrictions.
Thus, the analysis conducted so far does not confirm that Sense Bank was the only or primary bank through which the relevant transactions could have been carried out.
Source: Zalizny, Member of Parliament
Earlier, NABU published the full transcript of the wiretaps in the Forest Gump case.
Searches were also conducted at Sense Bank as part of a special anti-corruption operation by NABU and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
