“The PrivatBank Case”: The High Anti-Corruption Court has filed a motion for Dubilet’s extradition
9 April 15:43
The High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the prosecutor’s position and filed a motion for the extradition of former PrivatBank CEO Oleksandr Dubilet, who is accused of embezzling 8.4 billion hryvnias from the bank.
This was reported by Transparency International Ukraine, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
The court’s decision was not unanimous: one judge on the panel expressed a dissenting opinion, stating that she considers the extradition procedure inappropriate at this time, the report says.
The court is also awaiting a conclusion from the migration service regarding Oleksandr Dubilet’s citizenship
“Dubilet himself is participating in the hearings remotely and stated today that the prosecutor has ‘turned the court into a circus show,’ and such ‘tricks’ are on his conscience,” TI Ukraine reports.
According to the latest information, Dubilet is in Israel. The High Anti-Corruption Court previously arrested him in absentia. At the same time, this decision is only the first step in the procedure for his actual return to Ukraine, the publication states.
During the court hearing, one of the defense attorneys asked the prosecutor whether he intended to merge this case with the proceedings against businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi.
The prosecutor replied that the cases are unrelated. However, the defense announced that it would file a motion to merge the cases anyway, reports TI Ukraine.
Former PrivatBank CEO Oleksandr Dubilet and other top managers are accused of embezzling 8.4 billion hryvnias from the bank. The case involves three episodes related to the withdrawal of assets from the bank on the eve of its nationalization in December 2016.
Recall:
In August of last year, the High Anti-Corruption Court held a preliminary hearing and scheduled the PrivatBank case regarding the withdrawal of 8.2 billion hryvnias by the bank’s top management for trial.
