Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has formulated a written notice of suspicion and sent it to Ukrainian businessman Serhiy Kurchenko’s registered residence. Kurchenko fled Ukraine in early 2014 following the Revolution of Dignity.
“To: Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Vitaliyovych Kurchenko, Date of Birth – September 21, 1985, registered at address: Kharkhiv region, Chuhuyev, 9 Chapayeva St.… notification that the PGO as of June 27, 2017 in its criminal case No. 42016000000003393 provides written notification of suspicion sent to Kurchenko at his Kharkiv address… Kurchenko has the right to acquaint himself with the charges by visiting the PGO office in Kyiv, 13/15 Riznytska St.,” reads the notice, which was posted to the PGO’s website.
According to the note, Kurchenko is suspected of creating, providing for the operation of and directing a criminal organization created to commit grave and very grave crimes and participating in the crimes of the given organization from January 2010 through February 2014.
The charges relate to the criminal embezzlement of property of state and private organizations (National Bank of Ukraine, Public Joint-Stock Company Ukrnafta, Public Joint-Stock Company JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia, Public Joint-Stock Company Real Bank, Public Joint-Stock Company Brokbusinessbank and others) by means of illegal acts committed through abuse of authority and document forgery with illegal money laundering of the proceeds.
As earlier reported, on May 30 Odesa region’s PGO office agreed with and send Kurchenko, who had close ties with disgraced ex Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, a note of suspicion for creating a criminal organization and legalizing the profits made from the illegal activities.
“On Tuesday, May 30, the Odesa region’s PGO office agreed with and sent notification of suspicion to the former head of the chairman of the advisory board of the group of companies of Kurchenko for committing a number of crimes, among which was the creating of a criminal organization, large-scale tax evasion, abuse of public office, legalization of illegal revenues, and so on,” the PGO’s press release said.
