Court arrests former head of the State Property Fund Sennichenko in absentia
8 May 2024 12:14
The High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested the former head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, Dmytro Sennichenko, in absentia. This was reported by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
It is noted that the former official organised a criminal group that seized more than UAH 500 million of state-owned enterprises in 2019-2021, including the largest chemical enterprise in Ukraine – Odesa Port Plant Joint Stock Company and one of the world’s largest producers of titanium raw materials – United Mining and Chemical Company Joint Stock Company.
The group also legalised the proceeds of crime in the amount of over UAH 10 billion.
“After detaining the suspect, who is on the international wanted list, and bringing him to the place of pre-trial investigation, the investigating judge will decide on the application of this measure of restraint,”
– the statement said.
What is known about Sennichenko’s case
on 22 March 2023, the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed a criminal group headed by former Head of the State Property Fund Dmytro Sennychenko. The criminals illegally seized over UAH 500 million of state-owned enterprises’ funds.
Sennichenko and nine other accomplices were served with a notice of suspicion.
It should be noted that in April 2023, Dmytro Sennichenko was put on the wanted list. Initially, he was suspected of creating a criminal organisation and embezzling more than UAH 500 million from Odesa Port Plant JSC and United Mining and Chemical Company JSC.
As you know, Sennychenko had been the head of the SPFU since 19 September 2019, and he submitted his resignation in November 2021. The Verkhovna Rada accepted his resignation only in February 2022.
According to media reports, after his dismissal, Sennichenko moved to Spain, while a number of other defendants in the case live in Austria.
