For another two months: court keeps Halushchenko in custody
15 April 12:07
On April 15, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) extended the pretrial detention order for former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. The official will remain in custody for another two months.
This was reported by the HACC, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
The court also upheld the possibility of posting bail. The amount is set at 200 million hryvnias.
If the funds are posted, the suspect will be subject to a number of procedural obligations.
The Halushchenko Case
As a reminder, on February 17, 2026, the court imposed a pretrial detention measure on former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko—detention for a period of 60 days from the date of his actual arrest until April 15, with the possibility of bail set at 200 million hryvnias.
On February 15, 2026, Galushchenko was detained by NABU detectives while attempting to leave Ukraine. The investigation alleges that he is involved in Operation “Midas,” which concerns the embezzlement of funds at Energoatom.
Law enforcement authorities notified the former Minister of Energy of his status as a suspect in criminal offenses under Part 2 of Article 255 and Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
On November 19, 2025, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a resolution to dismiss Minister of Justice Herman Halushchenko and Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk amid a corruption scandal in the energy sector.
Halushchenko served as Minister of Energy from 2021 to 2025, and from July 17 to November 19, 2025, he was Minister of Justice.
He was dismissed from the government amid the scandal surrounding Operation Midas. The NABU case, known as “Midas,” concerns large-scale corruption in the energy sector, which, according to the investigation, was co-organized by businessman Timur Mindich.
