Criminal proceedings for theft of public funds openly about bureaucrats of the state administration of railway transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya ), informs the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine.

on Thursday, the Ukrainian media said about searches of " Ukrzaliznytsia ". State administration of railway transport of Ukraine later agreed that representatives of the Prosecutor General and the interior Ministry on Thursday carried out searches in a number of departments of the organization.

according to the Ukrainian law enforcement, public funds was kidnapped by a group of officers, " uz " and several other organizations.

As found in the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine, controlled by the members of the illegal group of persons with disorders received a license to supply electric energy in the railway sector unregulated tariff. In the end, the difference between the purchasing price of electric energy "Ukrzaliznytsya" presumably for a year and a half lost more than UAH 200 million, more than five hundred million rubles (almost $ 90 million).

"The main investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's office opened Criminal proceedings on the fact of theft of public funds in procurement of energy intended for Railways of Ukraine ", - is informed in the report.

Criminal proceedings opened according to section " assignment, waste of property or taking to them by abuse of official position ".

police found during the searches money in national and foreign currency, and jewelry.

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