Case description
The NABU and the SAPO suspect the Ukrzaliznytsia officer Oleh Zolotariov of organizing the procurement at inflated prices, which caused UAH 9.6 million in losses to Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ).
According to the prosecution, in 2017, UZ announced a tender in which it planned to purchase power supply devices for passenger cars. Oleh Zolotariov, head of the Regional Branch of the South Western Railway, allegedly set a requirement for all potential participants in the tender, according to which UZ had to approve the drawings of suppliers' products, and thus distorted the conditions of competition.
After that, only two companies, Brovary Electrotechnical Association LLC and Elpo Ukraine LLC, which are related to each other, were approved. The procurement transactions were conducted at prices that were overstated by UAH 9.6 million. Four years after purchasing the devices, UZ has not put them into operation.
Zolotariov is charged with Article 364(2) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The case is still being considered by the High Anti-Corruption Court.
