NABU and SAPO complete pre-trial investigation into bribery case involving ex-Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Heil
The defense of the accused will then be given the opportunity to review the materials of the proceedings. The case will then be referred to the court for consideration.
According to the investigation, the official conspired with the head of a state coal enterprise and two others, and in exchange for a bribe of $500,000, promised to transfer equipment from mines in the Donetsk region to mining enterprises in the western region of Ukraine.
The investigation believes that the official and his accomplices sought to profit from salvaging valuable property. The bribe was to be transferred in five installments of $100,000 each, but during the transfer of the third tranche, the accomplices were caught in the act.