The High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the sentence against former MP Kryuchkov in the case involving the embezzlement of over ₴346 million
On May 18, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the sentence handed down to Dmytro Kryuchkov, the former head of PJSC “HC “Energomerezha” and a former member of parliament, in a case involving large-scale embezzlement in Zaporizhzhia.
This was reported by former People’s Deputy Ihor Moseychuk on Telegram.
Kryuchkov was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison with confiscation of property. The sentence will be counted from the moment of his actual arrest, as the defendant is currently a fugitive.
According to the investigation, in 2014–2015, Kryuchkov organized a scheme whereby electricity consumers transferred funds not to the state supplier “Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo,” but to a company under his control.
Among the companies involved are ZTMK and Dniprospetsstal. The companies owed Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo more than 300 million hryvnias. Subsequently, tripartite agreements were concluded for the assignment of claims totaling 346 million hryvnias, under which Kryuchkov’s company became the new creditor.
A partial debt write-off of approximately 149 million UAH was also envisaged; however, the State Property Fund did not grant permission to conclude such agreements.
Between December 22, 2014, and March 4, 2015, approximately 200 million UAH was transferred to EnergoMerezha’s accounts, which, according to the investigation, was not remitted to Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo.
The total amount of losses in the case is estimated at over 346 million UAH.
The investigation believes that subsequent court proceedings between the parties were used to delay the case.
As a reminder, earlier in Ukraine, a court issued a default judgment against Oleg Kryuchkov, who in 2014 began working for the Russian occupiers. He was found guilty of war propaganda, justifying the temporary occupation of part of Ukraine’s territory, and collaboration.
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) partially granted the motion filed by the SAPO prosecutor and placed former MP Dmytro Kryuchkov on the international wanted list.
Earlier, we reported that the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had exposed a deputy from the “Servant of the People” faction for bribing Mustafa Nayem, the head of the State Agency for Infrastructure Restoration and Development.
However, it later emerged that Odarchenko, the MP suspected of bribery, had fled abroad.
