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The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office insists that the criminal proceedings, detentions and arrests of top officials have no political grounds, and no procedural irregularities have been registered.

The issue of pre-trial investigation into high profile cases was discussed at a meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday, the PGO’s media relations department reported.

Participants of the meeting noted that the offences were committed in the economic area. The losses caused to the state were confirmed by the Audit Department, the Accounting Chamber, and by independent international auditors. A total damage in all criminal cases brought against senior officials amounts to billions of hryvnias, and millions of euros, the media relations department said.