The SBU and the SBI served suspicions in absentia on the brothers of former MPs Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak.
Serhiy Medvedchuk and Bohdan Kozak, who are now abroad, have been accused of failing to pay UAH 75 million in taxes in 2017-2023.
According to the investigation, these funds were used to finance Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The investigation established that Sergiy Medvedchuk and Bohdan Kozak were involved in financial fraud to the detriment of Ukraine in 2017-2023.
We are talking about millions of hryvnias deliberately withdrawn from the tax system, which resulted in the state budget not receiving more than UAH 75 million in taxes.
The director and accountant of their Lviv-based construction materials company, who entered false information in the financial statements, were also suspected. They are in Ukraine.
Based on the evidence collected, Serhiy Medvedchuk and Bohdan Kozak were served suspicion notices in absentia under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion, duties (mandatory payments)).
The actions of their accomplices, the director and accountant of the controlled company, who are in Ukraine, are additionally qualified under Part 2 of Art. 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (forgery in office).
The investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice. The offenders face imprisonment.