The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has notified former head of the State Agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine, who held this position during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, and his wife that they are suspected of money laundering and taking bribes.
“The office for high profile cases investigation and the department for procedural guidance in the criminal proceedings of investigators of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine as a result of a long-term effective pre-trial investigation, which involved law enforcement agencies of foreign states in the framework of international legal cooperation, had gathered enough evidence and on 23.05.2016 notified former head of the State Agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine, who held the post during the time of Yanukovych’s regime, and his wife of the suspicion of their committing crimes under Part 3 of Article 209 (legalization of proceeds from crime (money laundering)), Part 4 of Article 368 (the acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of undue advantage by an official) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,” PGO’s press service reported on May 26.
