Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine together with operatives of the Department of Strategic Investigations of the NPU, based on the decision of the Shevchenkiv District Court of Kyiv, detained the head of the enterprise, who is suspected of embezzling more than UAH 13 million of state funds. The figure was hiding from the investigation for almost two and a half years.

In the course of the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the director of the company, together with officials of Kyivpastrans, agreed on the provision of services for the reconstruction of the tram line. They entered unreliable information into the contract for the performance of works, thereby taking possession of the utility company's funds in a particularly large amount. Damages of more than UAH 13 million were caused to the state budget of Ukraine.

The actions of the suspect are classified under Part 5 of Art. 27, Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Currently, the pre-trial investigation is ongoing.

The pre-trial investigation is carried out by the detectives of the ESBU, the operational support is provided by the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police, and the prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office conduct the procedural management.