Ukraine's deputy prosecutor general on May 28 has notified former Justice Minister Olena Lukash that she is suspected of embezzlement of public funds and forgery, the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office reported.
“The former senior official is suspected of misappropriation of public funds through abuse of her official position committed on preliminary arrangement by group of persons, at a large scale and forgery, which caused grave consequences, ie of criminal offenses under Part 5 of Article 191, Part 2 Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,” the statement reads.
The pre-trial investigation was conducted by the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
As reported, on April 27, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced that 14 of the 18 ex-officials of Ukraine, who are the EU sanctions list, are suspected of committing crimes.
