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For the former deputy head of the Office of the President, Irina Mudra, a bail amount determined by the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine as 20 million hryvnias was set. This was reported on Oct 8 by "Ukrainska Pravda" with reference to sources in law enforcement.
5 million 937 thousand hryvnias was contributed by Irina Mudra herself. The publication also obtained names of another 17 people who made contributions ranging from 100 000 to 2 700 000 hryvnias.
4 400 000 hryvnias were contributed by Pavlo Polyarysh. He is Irina Mudra's civil husband, per Schemes. As stated on the National Bank's site, he has been appointed since 2023 year as head of the Asset Management Department of the National Bank of Ukraine.
2 400 000 hryvnias were deposited by Maria Skaballonavich. According to open sources, she is a singer and songwriter from Dnipro, currently living in Odesa. What exactly ties her to Irina Mudra and why she decided to contribute bail — unknown. When a journalist called, she answered; upon hearing the question, she hung up and did not respond further.
Irina Mudra was under guard from 25 August. Then the court chose a preventive measure in the form of arrest with an alternative bail of 20 million hryvnias.
19 August, the NABU and SAP (Specialized Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office) conducted searches of Irina Mudra as part of their Operation “Forrest Gump.” On the same day, Mudra was dismissed from her position as deputy head of the Office of the President. Mudra was also served with a suspicion, but she was not detained.
The SAP prosecutor asked to arrest Mudra with an alternative bail of 150 million hryvnias, stating that she may have assets totaling over 250 million.
In the ‘Forrest Gump’ case, NABU announced the exposure of a criminal group that “organized and ensured the legalization of funds obtained by criminal means.”
27 August, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, for the first time commented on the fact that his name appeared in Mudra’s recordings.
22 August, veteran and founder of the Miller Masih Naïem legal company commented on the decision to defend Irina Mudra.
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