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On 12 November, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HAC) concluded the hearing of a part of the case known as the 'back office' of UZ. The court approved a plea deal with Kostiantyn Melnyk, who was found guilty of misappropriation and embezzlement of property. According to data from the civil society organisation Transparency International Ukraine, Melnyk was the last defendant regarding whom the HAC issued such a decision within the episode of embezzling funds from the railway company.
Transparency International Ukraine noted that Kostiantyn Melnyk acted together with former presidential office adviser and former SBU officer Artem Shil. Melnyk's role in this scheme was to launder money: he disguised its origin, received from a supplier of cable and wire products, using a controlled enterprise.
The court sentenced Melnyk to eight years' imprisonment with a conditional probation period of 1.5 years. In addition, he was deprived of the right to hold managerial positions for three years.
In addition to the main sentence, special confiscation in the amount of UAH 168.5 million was applied to the convicted person's assets, which corresponds to the amount of funds obtained through criminal means.
Furthermore, the court ordered Melnyk to pay additional fines and compensation:
Transparency International Ukraine emphasised that in total, under the three plea deals in this episode, the amount of recoveries reached UAH 1 billion 8 million.
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