The High Anti-Corruption Court arrested Iryna Mudra and set her bail amount
25 August 13:06
Iryna Mudra, former deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has been remanded in custody for 60 days. The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine imposed this pretrial measure on Tuesday, August 25, as part of an investigation being conducted by Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities. The court granted Mudra the option of release upon posting bail in the amount of 20 million hryvnias, reports "Komersant Ukrainian", citing RBC-Ukraine.
Mudra stated that she would try to raise the bail amount using her own funds and with the help of acquaintances and friends.
“I have many friends and many contacts. Let me remind you how old I am. Over the years, I’ve accumulated plenty of contacts,” she said.
After the court announced its decision to arrest her, Mudra was escorted out of the courtroom under guard.
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Earlier, a prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office stated that Iryna Mudra may have assets worth more than 250 million hryvnias. He requested that bail be set at 150 million hryvnias as an alternative to pretrial detention. Mudra’s attorney called the bail amount excessive. He also called the charges unfounded and requested that the court refuse to impose the preventive measure.
Anti-Corruption Investigation
On August 19, Iryna Mudra was dismissed from her position as deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine by decree of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Earlier that same day, it was reported that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office were conducting searches at the residences of high-ranking officials.
NABU and the SAP announced a “special operation to expose a criminal organization” operating under the leadership of current and former members of the Verkhovna Rada and involving high-ranking officials of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Media outlets and Ukrainian politicians have reported that, among others, a search is taking place at the residence of Iryna Mudra. In addition, former Verkhovna Rada deputy Maksym Mykytas is implicated in the investigation. The case involves Sense Bank and the posting of bail for former Minister of Energy and Justice Herman Halushchenko, who is suspected of corruption.
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