Section: Investigations

      Ukraine lawyer seeks probe of alleged hacked texts of Manafort`s daughter
      Mar11

      Ukraine lawyer seeks probe of alleged hacked texts of Manafort`s daughter

      A Ukrainian human rights attorney representing the victims of mass police shootings in Kyiv in 2014 has asked prosecutors to investigate what are purported to be the hacked text messages of one of Paul Manafort`s daughters, saying the texts point to possible influence Manafort had with Ukraine`s president during that period, according to CNN....

      Nasirov`s former colleague under PGO scrutiny
      Mar11

      Nasirov`s former colleague under PGO scrutiny

      Former head of internal security service of the State Fiscal Service Yuriy Sheremet is reported to be in the focus of Ukraine`s General Prosecutor`s Office in the investigation into illegal enrichment, Ukrainska Pravda reported citing a PGO response to the media outlet`s request. It is noted that the relevant criminal proceedings on were...

      Charges against Ukrainian woman detained in UAE dropped – media
      Mar10

      Charges against Ukrainian woman detained in UAE dropped – media

      The charges against a South African man and his Ukrainian fiancee, who were detained in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on charges of ”pregnancy outside marriage,” were dropped earlier this week, the Department of International Relations and Co-operation said on Friday, according to South Africa`s News24. ”All charges against the couple have...

      Arrested Ukraine`s chief taxman holder of UK, Hungarian passports – Prosecutor
      Mar09

      Arrested Ukraine`s chief taxman holder of UK, Hungarian passports – Prosecutor

      Roman Nasirov, the temporarily suspended chief of Ukraine`s State Fiscal Service who is now under anti-corruption investigation on abuse of office charges, is allegedly a holder of a Hungarian and UK passport, that`s according to a representative of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor`s Office Roman Sumkiv who spoke at a court hearing Monday. ”Just...

      Ukrainian arrested in U.S. for smuggling of military-grade equipment into Ukraine
      Mar09

      Ukrainian arrested in U.S. for smuggling of military-grade equipment into Ukraine

      The United States Department of Justice has reported on the arrest of a Ukrainian citizen, charged with illegally exporting from the U.S. to Ukraine night vision devices and thermal imagers. On March 7, ”Volodymyr Nedoviz, a lawful permanent resident of the United States and citizen of Ukraine, was arrested on federal charges of illegally...

      U.S. and Ukrainian authorities research information from Manafort’s source in Kyiv, suspected ties to Russian intelligence
      Mar09

      U.S. and Ukrainian authorities research information from Manafort’s source in Kyiv, suspected ties to Russian intelligence

      U.S. and Ukrainian authorities have expressed interest in the activities of a Kyiv-based operative with suspected ties to Russian intelligence who consulted regularly with Paul Manafort last year while Manafort was running Donald Trump`s presidential campaign, according to Politico. The man, Konstantin Kilimnik, came under scrutiny from officials...

      Federal criminal probe being opened into WikiLeaks` publication of CIA documents
      Mar09

      Federal criminal probe being opened into WikiLeaks` publication of CIA documents

      A federal criminal investigation is being opened into WikiLeaks` publication of documents detailing alleged CIA hacking operations, several U.S. officials told CNN Wednesday. The officials said the FBI and CIA are coordinating reviews of the matter, CNN reported. The investigation is looking into how the documents came into WikiLeaks` possession...

      Ukraine highlights TOP 5 Russian lies in International Court of Justice hearing
      Mar08

      Ukraine highlights TOP 5 Russian lies in International Court of Justice hearing

      The Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine is studying the facts of misinformation and propaganda in the speech of Russia`s representative at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, according to Deputy Minister Dmytro Zolotukhin. The representative of the defendant in the case Ukraine has lodged with the ICJ against Russia says that...

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set
      Mar08

      Ukrainian Tax Service Head Roman Nasirov arrested for 60 days, UAH 100 mln bail set

      Solomensky DItrict Court in Kyiv ruled court arrested Nasirov for 60 days with the possibility of making a deposit. The judge of Kyiv`s Solomensky District Court, Oleksandr Bobrovnik, ruled to take Ukraine`s chief taxman Roman Nasirov, charged with the abuse of power, into custody for 60 days as a measure of restraint. The court`s decision thus...

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice
      Mar08

      Ukraine`s Justice Ministry: Putin`s clique must be convicted by International Court of Justice

      Minister of Justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko in his comment regarding Ukraine`s lawsuit lodged with the International Court of Justice notes that Ukraine will work to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin`s entourage is convicted. ”Back in 2014, on behalf of the government of [Arseniy] Yatsenyuk, the Ministry of Justice appealed to the...