Former Deputy Head of the Office of the President Iryna Mudra Released from Pretrial Detention

Former deputy head of the President's Office Iryna Mudra was released from custody after posting bail. Her release occurred in 8 October.

This is reported by the correspondents of "Suspline".

What is known about Mudra's release?

Earlier in the High Anti-Corruption Court it was confirmed that Mudra was granted bail in full amount – 20 million hryvnias. After that, she gained the opportunity to leave the pre-trial detention facility.

In response to a clarifying question about Mariya Skaballanovych, who contributed nearly 2,5 million hryvnias to the bail, Mudra's attorney did not disclose details. He noted that all comments would be provided later, since Mudra had just been released from custody.

Earlier Mudra's defense had spoken of difficulties with posting bail, which kept her under arrest for some time.

25 August the Specialized Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office chose preventive measure of detention for the ex-deputy for a term of 60 days with the possibility to be released on bail in the amount of 20 million hryvnias. 2 September the Court of Appeal of the Anti-Corruption Court did not change the decision of the first-instance court.

As a reminder, NABU and SAP announced two special operations in August – "Forrest Gump" and "Femida". In the first case, investigators claimed an organized crime group allegedly took control of the state Sense Bank and laundered 150 million hryvnias to pay bail for one of the defendants in the 'Midas' case.

Within the framework of 'Femida' law enforcement uncovered an organization suspected of raiding and illegally appropriating assets worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias. In total, in two investigations, 10 people are involved, among them Iryna Mudra, Maksym Mykyta, Vadym Stoliar, and Valentyn Yelizarov.