The Ukrainian interior Ministry is investigating the case under the criminal code on stealing 60 million dollars of public funds by employees of the company " Chernomorneftegaz ", said the head of the Ministry Arsen Avakov on his page century

"The main investigation Department of the MIA fifteen July as a result of treatment of the MP Tatyana Chornovil and collected materials, prosecuted under the criminal code for theft of money in the sum about 60 million dollars in the purchase in March 2011 DATES "Chernomorneftegaz" tugs for transportation of drilling rigs for oil and gas on the Black sea shelf, " wrote the Minister.

according to him, the police learned that according to the tender documents of "Chernomorneftegaz" and the analysis of market prices, the Cost of such tugs "Petra Admiral" and "Petra Majestic" produced by the same Malaysian company should not exceed 35 million for one ship. At the same time in fact they were purchased "Chernomorneftegaz" at a price of about $ 60 million.

Also, according to the investigation, officials Chernomorneftegaz when you purchase these tugs took possession of public funds, inflating the real Price, by ensuring the purchase of intermediaries - Ukrainian enterprise "Sea dynasty ltd and the UK's" Very lux Company LLP, on account of which public funds were listed Chernomorneftegaz in the amount of 121 million dollars.

according to the Minister, the pre-trial is currently ongoing.

first it was claimed that the former chief of the main Crimean oil and gas organization "Chernomorneftegaz" Nikolai Kharitonov was prosecuted under the criminal code on the fact of theft of public money by the end of last year. After identification of fraud "Chernomorneftegaz" in October 2014 headed by former people's Deputy of the Parliament of the Republic and Vice-President of the Corporation TPP, which owns the Crimean network of petrol stations, Sergey Physical.

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