The actual owner of a large financial and industrial group Ihor Kolomoyskyi was served a notice of suspicion of committing crimes stipulated by Art. 190 and 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - fraud and legalization of the proceeds of crime.

The detectives of the ESBU together with the SSU and under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's Office established that in 2013-2020 the suspect legalized more than half a billion UAH by transferring it abroad, using the infrastructure of controlled banking institutions.

The company's credit obligations were created directly to the oligarch and all subsequent transfers of the company's debt were transferred to Kolomoysky's personal account.

The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing. Note: According to Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict.