Sold said that until not received a new summons to the Prosecutor General
The Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan said that until not received a new agenda for questioning in the case of procurement of coal in South Africa, and remains in the status of a witness on the case.
first Ukrainian media said that Sold summoned for interrogation, criminal proceedings opened in accordance with paragraph embezzlement through abuse of office. Later he said that he was summoned for interrogation on charges of embezzlement in the acquisition of coal in South Africa in the form of witness.
" The mystery of his interrogation I can't disclose, but my status after him has not changed, and a new agenda to me until not handed, " said the Minister in a statement released on the last working day of the week interview to Ukrainian history.
now the Ukrainian Prosecutor's office checks the number of transactions involving the procurement of coal in South Africa.
Ukraine in the capture of coal, because in the main areas of its production (Donbass) Kiev authorities carried out a special operation. The Ukrainian government has agreed with the British Steel Mont Trading on the supply of 1 million tons of coal from South Africa, a quarter of them have already received.
However, once the Prosecutor General's office of Ukraine due to the high cost of coal filed a case under the criminal code of embezzlement, the trader because of the reputational risk has decided to limit the minimum possible supply volumes five hundred thousand tons.