The Supreme Court of Ukraine released former advisor to the Minister of Energy Ihor Myronyuk from custody: what preventive measure did the court choose?

The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has changed the preventive measure for the former advisor to the Minister of Energy Ihor Myronyuk, who is a suspect in the high-profile corruption case “Midas”. Instead of detention, the court has imposed 24-hour house arrest on him.

The corresponding decision was made by the investigating judge of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court Viktor Nogachevsky, the Anti-Corruption Action Center reports.

The reason for changing the preventive measure was the expiration of the pre-trial investigation period and the suspect’s long stay in the pre-trial detention center.

What restrictions did the court impose

According to the court’s decision, Ihor Myronyuk is obliged to observe a number of procedural restrictions.

In particular, the suspect must:

Remain at his place of residence under 24-hour house arrest.

Do not leave the borders of Kyiv.

Surrender passports for traveling abroad.

Wear an electronic monitoring device.

Thus, Myronyuk will remain under procedural control, but will no longer be in a pre-trial detention center.

What is the former advisor to the minister suspected of

Ihor Myronyuk, who appears in NABU records under the pseudonym “Rocket”, is one of the suspects in the case of alleged corruption schemes at Energoatom.

According to the investigation, he could have participated in the transfer of illegally obtained funds from the company’s executive director for physical protection and security, Dmytro Basov, to the so-called back office.

As previously reported, this office, according to the investigation, was set up in an apartment associated with former MP Andriy Derkach.

Law enforcement officers are investigating the possible functioning of a corruption scheme related to the activities of the state-owned energy company.

Earlier, the court reduced the bail from 85 to 25 million hryvnias

Recall that earlier the Supreme Court of Criminal Appeals partially satisfied the NABU’s request and extended the term of detention of Ihor Myronyuk until November 10, 2026.

At the same time, the court reduced the amount of alternative bail from 85 to 25 million hryvnias.

However, on November 5, the court adopted a new decision, changing the preventive measure to 24-hour house arrest.