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Some 46 persons have been indicted for various crimes, nine arrested and 18 freed on bail in the so-called “tax centers” case, which involves employees of former Tax and Revenues Ministry under ex-Minister Oleksandr Klymenko [who fled to Moscow in early 2014 following the Revolution of Dignity], head of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office Yuriy Lutsenko has said.

“Some 46 persons, among whom are the heads of regional tax centers, including ex-minister Klymenko have been indicted. Nine suspects are behind bars and 18 have been released on bail for a total amount of Hr 59 million,” Lutsenko said on his Facebook page on July 28 morning.

Lutsenko said 258 motions were filed in courts regarding criminal investigations, of which 163 pertained to the arrest of the suspects’ assets.

“All were approved,” Lutsenko said. “Assets of the suspects amounting to Hr 900 million were arrested and arrested assets of Klymenko and affiliated companies amounts to Hr 6 billion,” the PGO chief said, adding that the investigation continues.

As earlier reported, on May 24, 2017 law-enforcement agencies conducted arrest and seizure operations in 15 Ukrainian regions involving former heads of regional offices of former state tax authority, which was headed by Klymenko under ex-President Viktor Yanukovych.

Ukraine’s Military Prosecutor’s Office head Ruslan Kravchenko said in June that 45 persons were involved in a criminal case on the creation of a criminal organization by Klymenko and Yanukovych. As of June 27, 17 of them were put on the wanted list, 28 suspects were arrested, nine were remanded to pretrial confinement and 18 posted bail for a total amount of Hr 59 million.