The HACC arrested businessman Roman Tereshchenko in absentia in a case involving the embezzlement of UAH 776 million

The HACC arrested businessman Roman Tereshchenko in absentia in a case involving the embezzlement of UAH 776 million

The Higher Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the detention in absentia of Roman Tereshchenko, owner of Trans Trade RK SA, whom NABU and SAPO suspect of organizing the embezzlement of UAH 776 million from JSC “State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine”.

The HACC issued this ruling on 14 May.

“Grant the motion. Impose on the suspect (Tereshchenko – ed.) a preventive measure in the form of detention. After the suspect (Tereshchenko – ed.) is apprehended, within no more than 48 hours from the time of his delivery to the place of criminal proceedings, consider the application of the imposed preventive measure in the form of detention or its replacement with a milder preventive measure,” the ruling states.