NABU detectives did not conduct a search of Chernyshov’s house at the request of Kryvonos

NABU detectives did not conduct a search of Chernyshov’s house at the request of Kryvonos

According to UP’s sources, NABU detectives did not conduct a search of Naftogaz CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov’s house at the request of NABU Director Semen Kryvonos. There was a secret meeting at NABU.

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"Four sources in anti-corruption bodies confirmed to us at once that this happened, or rather, did not happen, because of the influence of NABU Director Semen Kryvonos," Tkach said.

Chernyshev’s house in Kozyn was not searched, despite the relevant ruling of the High Anti-Corruption Court.

According to UP’s sources, the case in which the searches were to be conducted concerned the alleged receipt of undue benefits by Chernyshov and his associates from developer Serhiy Kopystyr, owner of the KSM Group.

The court ruling states that officials of the Ministry of Regional Development during the period when Chernyshov was in charge could have been involved in the illegal transfer of a plot of land to Kopystyr for the construction of the Flowers of Ukraine residential complex (at 43 Tiraspolska Street).

In particular, one of the apartments of Kopystyra’s developer, KSM Group, was owned by the wife of Vadym Marchuk, a special service officer who, from 21 to 23 years old, provided security for Chernyshov when he was head of the Ministry of Regional Development.

Therefore, one of the searches was conducted in the apartment of Yuliya Marchuk, the wife of Vadym Marchuk. "UP" managed to confirm that Marchuk lives in that apartment.

According to UP’s interlocutors in political circles, Chernyshov was recently supposed to be returned to his post in the Cabinet of Ministers, but NABU leaked another information to the Presidential Office about possible questions to the official from detectives. That’s why the Office of the President put this issue on hold.

"First, Chernyshov switches from one car to another to visit NABU Director Kryvonos. Then he suddenly disappears from the radar of the NABU detectives, who began to document him.

It turns out that people associated with Chernyshov received apartments from a developer who was later detained by the NABU for transferring the apartments to Chernyshov’s successor, Minister Kubrakov. Subsequently, the search warrant for Chernyshov’s house was put on hold, not without the assistance of NABU Director Kryvonos. And in the end, someone from NABU warns the Presidential Office that there may be questions to Chernyshov," journalist Tkach said.

In a comment to UP, Chernyshov confirmed the meeting in April 2023 at NABU and said that it concerned the vetting of candidates for positions at Naftogaz. Regarding the meeting with Kryvonos, he said that he "could have seen him there".

Chernyshov also denied that he knew there was a case against him and that anyone in his circle had received an apartment from Kopystyr.

In addition, he confirmed that Marchuk was his bodyguard, but allegedly worked for the SSU.

At the same time, NABU Director Kryvonos denied that he had given instructions not to search Chernyshov’s house and stated that he had not informed him of the existence of a case against him.