UAH 53.4 million of assets of a Russian oligarch’s enterprise were arrested in Ukraine, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported. Funds and securities were seized as part of the legalization of property obtained by criminal means.

“At the request of the prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General, the corporate rights of enterprises, which are one of the largest producers of mineral water on the territory of Ukraine, were seized for a total amount of more than 53.4 million. UAH. These are securities and cash that are part of the authorized capital of enterprises, the beneficial owner of which is the Russian oligarch..

The investigation found that the Russian oligarch and businessmen entered into deals on the sale of corporate rights. Thus, they tried to avoid possible sanctions and the application of measures for the forced seizure of property rights provided for by the legislation of Ukraine..

Pre-trial investigation is carried out within the framework of criminal proceedings on the fact of legalization of property obtained by criminal means (h. 3 st. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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Earlier in Ukraine, the assets of a company owned by people close to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin were seized.. The total amount of seized assets is more than UAH 2 billion.