The former official was detained in Lithuania four years ago. Then it was decided to send him back to Ukraine, but as a result it was appealed in connection with the issue of security inside the country.
The former head of the board of PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine Petr Vovchuk was extradited to Ukraine from Lithuania. This is stated in the press service of NABU.
The department does not name the official, however, based on the materials of the Ukrainian media, it is about Petro Vovchuk and he is suspected of involvement in causing losses to the enterprise in the amount of more than $60 million. Now he has been extradited from Lithuania back to Ukraine.
This process was preceded by the joint work of NABU detectives and law enforcement officers of the two countries, when, as a result, the official was detained in Vilnius. It happened in October 2019.
The Petr Vovchuk case: what is known about it
Since March 2017, the suspect has been wanted and, after being detained, he still tried to avoid punishment and applied for asylum in Lithuania, according to NABU, but was refused.
After the extradition decision was made, the former official attempted to appeal because of his safety, as the war continues in Ukraine. After four years of legal proceedings, he was nevertheless taken to Ukraine.
According to the investigation, the representative of the international grain trader, together with the former officials of the SFGCU, including the ex-chairman of the board, were responsible for organizing the corruption scheme.
“The grain owned by the state-owned company was delivered to Saudi Arabia due to a number of economic entities. The supply was carried out on the terms of cash on delivery, which did not comply with the established market rules. As a result, the SFGCU did not receive funds, having suffered losses in the amount of more than 60 million US dollars,” — NABU said in a statement.
The ex-head of the SPZKU was extradited to Ukraine
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Recall that on October 31, 2019, Focus wrote that the ex-head of the state grain corporation was detained in Lithuania. Petr Vovchuk is suspected of embezzling $60 million in public funds.
