Former People's Deputy Nikolai Martynenko, who was detained on suspicion of embezzling $ 17 million, is not going to deposit $ 300 million in bail, which the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) asks to appoint a court as an alternative to arresting a preventive measure. Martynenko said that he does not have such a sum, writes LIGA. Net.

"The question is not whether there are funds or not. First, no - to calm you down. Secondly, even if they were, I would not pay, especially 300 million. This is an inadequate solution and I'm not ready to go for nonsense, "the ex-MP told journalists in the courthouse.

As reported, the court to select the measure of restraint for Martynenko will resume in the morning on Saturday, April 22.

Recall, SAP will require for Martynenko arrest for 60 days with the possibility of making a deposit of 300 million hryvnia. According to SAP head Nazar Kholodnitsky, this sum is due to the fact that the role of each participant in the scheme.

In the evening of April 20, detainees of the National Security Service detained former People's Deputy Nikolai Martynenko. The detention was carried out as part of the investigation of the case on the procurement of the VostGOK uranium concentrate of uranium through the Austrian gasket. According to the investigation, former member of the parliamentary faction of the "Popular Front" Nikolai Martynenko is an accomplice in embezzling more than 17 million dollars of the state enterprise "Eastern Mining and Processing Plant".