Suspicion of high treason: investigation into Poroshenko’s ‘coal case’ completed
6 February 2024 18:11
The State Bureau of Investigation has completed the pre-trial investigation into the “coal case” of the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who is suspected of high treason and facilitating the activities of a terrorist organisation. This was 
was confirmed by the SBI press service.
“We confirm that the pre-trial investigation has been completed and the defence is currently studying the materials,”
– the SBI said.
Oksana Zgiblova, head of the department for organising the reception of citizens, consideration of appeals and inquiries of the SBI’s activity support department, told Glavkom that after reviewing the materials, the SBI should send an indictment against Petro Poroshenko to court. After that, his status changes, he becomes an accused.
In addition, the SBI reported that a number of the former president’s assets and property continue to be under arrest, imposed by the Pechersk District Court in January 2022.
In total, the pre-trial investigation in this case lasted two years.
“The Poroshenko-Medvedchuk coal case
In May 2021, Bihus.Info journalists published the Medvedchuk tapes – more than 30 hours of telephone conversations between 2014 and 2017 between Putin’s godfather and traitor to Ukraine Viktor Medvedchuk and Kremlin officials and L/DNR officials regarding the purchase of coal in the ORDLO and control over the Samara-Western Direction oil pipeline. He repeatedly stressed that he coordinated all issues with the “boss”, who was probably then-President Petro Poroshenko.
on 20 December 2021, Petro Poroshenko was served with a notice of suspicion of high treason and assistance to terrorist organisations.
The fifth President of Ukraine is suspected of acting in collusion with a group of people, including representatives of the Russian Federation’s top leadership, to facilitate the activities of the LPR and DPR terrorist organisations.
According to investigators, the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (who is suspected of secret agreements with the top leadership of the Russian Federation and facilitating the activities of the LPR and DPR), Putin’s godfather Viktor Medvedchuk and former Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn may have participated in the scheme, which cost the state budget of Ukraine about UAH 1.5 billion. The latter two have also already been served with a notice of suspicion in this case in September-November 2021.
They are suspected of purchasing coal from the ORDLO with public funds.
According to the investigators, by their actions, the defendants in the proceedings made Ukraine’s energy sector dependent on Russia and terrorist organisations. This, in turn, undermined the economic security of the state in 2014-2015, deprived it of opportunities to diversify its energy supply sources, and provided Russia with greater opportunities to further interfere in Ukraine’s internal affairs and conduct subversive activities against it.
Poroshenko himself pleads not guilty. He has repeatedly called the case against him a persecution of the opposition, and has also claimed that he is being prevented from carrying out his political activities.
