Lutsenko: Grymchaka detained for extortion of money to influence the courts and the Ministry of culture

Yuriy Lutsenko

KIEV. 14 Aug. UNN. Prosecutor General Yury Lutsenko has confirmed the arrest of his former assistant and now a Deputy Minister on the issues of the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons of Ukraine Yury Grymchak for the fraudulent misappropriation of more than $ 1 million. It is reported by UNN citing the website of Yury Lutsenko in Facebook.

“Yes, it’s true. The GPU and the SBU investigators and NABOO was arrested for fraudulent misappropriation of more than $ 1 million of my former assistant and Deputy Hrymchak,” wrote Lutsenko.

“NSRD (covert investigative (search) actions – ed.) indicates that he and his aides demanded money for influence on the decisions of the courts and officials of the Ministry of culture for the adoption of tailor-made solutions”, the report said Lutsenko.

Recall, the detectives NAB, together with representatives of the office of special investigations of the GPU and the SBU detained the Deputy Minister of the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons of Ukraine Yury Grymchak and his assistant on suspicion of fraud, according to UNN citing the press service of NABOO.

“On August 15, detectives NAB, together with representatives of the office of special investigations of the GPU and the SBU, according to the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor of Department of the procedural management of Department of the procedural management in criminal proceedings on crimes special category, the GPU has exposed and detained a Deputy Minister of the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons of Ukraine and his assistant on suspicion of committing a crime under part 4 St. 190 criminal code (fraud)”, – stated in the message.

It is noted that these persons allegedly for committing their influence on decision-making by persons authorised to perform functions of the state, demanded from the representative of the legal person undue benefit to the tune of $ 1.1. USA.

“Upon receipt of funds in the amount of 480 thousand dollars. The United States, they were detained “on hot”, – said the press service.

Criminal proceedings are investigated by a joint investigation team composed of representatives of NABU, the security service and SIS GPU.

As reported UNN, previously the wife of Julius Mr. Hrymchak said that in the house of the Deputy Minister conducted a search of employees of the General Prosecutor’s office.