Ex-deputy Galushchenko, suspected of corruption, remanded in custody
31 October 2024 19:03
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has left former Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Heilo in custody. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the official Facebook page of the HACC Appeals Chamber.
“The HACC Appeals Chamber considered the defense lawyers’ appeals against the decisions of the HACC investigating judges of 02.10.2024 and 03.10.2024 to extend the term of detention for the former Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine and another suspect in this case. As an alternative, the investigating judges set bail for these individuals in the amount of UAH 25 million and UAH 65 million, respectively,” the statement said.
Based on the results of the review, the panel of judges of the HACCU AP dismissed the appeals of the defense counsels and upheld the decisions of the HACCU investigating judges. The decision came into force upon its announcement.
What is known about the case of Oleksandr Heilo
It should be noted that, according to the investigation, Heilo demanded a bribe of $500,000. For half a million dollars, the official, using his powers, promised the heads of state-owned enterprises of the Lviv-Volyn coal basin to freely transfer mining equipment from the mines of the frontline region of Donetsk Oblast for use.
The equipment in question is unique and scarce for one of the state-owned coal companies located in the hottest area of the eastern frontline, Pokrovske.
In the spring of this year, representatives of the industry appealed to the Deputy Minister of Energy to get permission to evacuate the equipment from the combat zone and use it at mines in the western region.
However, the official, whose duties included the preservation of mining equipment, demanded money for its removal.
He involved three accomplices in the illegal activity: a private energy trader, the head of an energy company from Mykolaiv region, and the head of a mining company from Donetsk region. It was from this mining plant that the evacuation of equipment was to begin after the organizer of the deal received part of the bribe.
What is known about Oleksandr Heilo
Oleksandr Heilo was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine on September 06, 2023.
He has been closely involved in the coal industry for 33 years.
He is a mining engineer by profession. He graduated from the State Mining Academy of Ukraine with a degree in Underground Mining and also graduated from Donetsk National University with a degree in Law.
He held senior management positions at coal mining companies, including in the areas of economics, coal sales, marketing, coal supply to Ukrainian thermal power plants, and strategic development of companies.
From 2013 to 2022, he held senior positions at Krasnolimanskaya Coal Mining Company, Energoinvest Holding, and Centrenergo.
From December 2022 until his appointment as Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine, he headed the State Enterprise Ukrvuhillya.
