Timur Mindich was allegedly photographed and filmed in Israel, reports “Ukraińska Pravda” based on reports from its Israeli correspondent. A month earlier, “UP” reported that the person suspected of organizing a corruption network had fled the country, using the services of a Lviv transport company offering premium travel. He was to cross the border with Poland in a Mercedes-Benz S-350 car.
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Corruption scandal in Ukraine. Mindicz fled just before the search
The corruption scandal in Ukraine was revealed on November 10 this year. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) reported that seven people were suspected. Five of them were detained. Those involved in the crime were to systematically collect bribes from contractors of the state operator of nuclear power plants, Enerhoatom, in the amount of 10%. up to 15 percent contract values. The large anti-corruption operation lasted 15 months and included 1,000 hours of audio recordings.
The organizer of the corruption network was supposedly Timur Mindicz – a businessman associated with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, co-owner of the film production company Kvartal 95.
After the scandal was revealed, the businessman disappeared a few hours before Mindicz's apartment was searched. There was speculation in the media that he may have been warned. Later, “Ukraińska Pravda” reported that he escaped with the help of a premium transport company from Lviv.
The Ukrainian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Timur Mindich, and his name is also listed in the wanted database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
