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The Office of the President commented on mentions of a possible bribe to Health Minister Viktor Liashko and former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko in the NABU recordings in the Karfagen case. President's communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn said that facts of bribe transfers to these officials have not been established. This is reported by Glavkom citing Lytvyn's statement to journalists, as quoted by NV.
“Regarding Liashko and Klymenko, sources say that facts of a bribe transfer have not been established. According to them, from the case materials, as well as from the published videos, it is visible only that participants in conversations were pondering whether to offer money. However, the materials do not show that a real offer was ever made,” the president's adviser noted.
According to him, in the published recordings the case’s defendants were only discussing the possibility of offering money to the officials. At the same time, there is no evidence that such an offer was directly made.
Earlier media reported that in the NABU recordings related to the Karfagen case, participants discussed the possibility of bribing high-ranking officials to ensure the operation of the U420 store network.
As is known, Glavkom reported on the large NABU and SAP operation “Karfagen.” According to the investigation, the criminal organization provided cover for fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses in exchange for bribes to law enforcement officials. Among the possible participants in the scheme were employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police, and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Moreover, the National Police removed part of its staff from duty after NABU searches. In the ministry, they urged to refrain from premature conclusions until the investigation is completed and appropriate decisions are made.
Earlier Glavkom disclosed details of the Karfagen operation. According to the investigation, members of the group systematically received money from fraudulent call centers for non-interference in their activities, and more than 10 million hryvnias were laundered through accounts of close associates.
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