KYIV: Ukrainian anti-corruption detectives have detained a former energy minister as part of a wide-ranging probe that sparked a political crisis last November over high-level graft, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said on Sunday.
The so-called “Midas” case centers on an alleged $100 million kickback scheme at the state atomic agency that ensnared a number of senior officials and business elites, including a former associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s.“Today NABU detectives detained a former minister of energy while crossing the state border, within the framework of the ‘Midas’ case,” NABU said in its statement.“Priority investigative actions are ongoing, which are being carried out in accordance with the requirements of the law.”
