The arrest was applied to assets worth 740 million hryvnia in seven enterprises at the same time. The investigation believes that the wife of former People’s Deputy Viktor Medvedchuk ruled them through offshore structures.
On Friday (June 2nd), the court arrested another property of Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, suspected of treason. This was reported by the press center of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Thus, according to the materials of the SBU, Oksana Marchenko was deprived of the opportunity to simultaneously manage assets in seven enterprises belonging to the port infrastructure in the Odessa region. Well:
- Eximnefteprodukt.
- Synthesis Oil.
- Synthesis Pass.
- “Ukrload system”.
- “Odesnefteprodukt”.
- “Black Sea Fuel Terminal”.
- Albion Commodities.
Total value of blocked assets is approx. 740 million hryvnia.
“These companies are of strategic importance in transporting fuel oil and other critical cargoes across the Black Sea,” the SBU said in a statement.
It is stated that Viktor Medvedchuk’s wife owns shares in these companies with the help of several offshore structures. After the court decision, these assets cannot be registered as candidates again. In the future, the seized assets will be transferred to the state balance.
Recall that since April 11, Oksana Marchenko has been on the wanted list. The Ministry of Internal Affairs accuses him of articles stating that the wife of Vladimir Putin’s godfather could be sentenced to 6 to 8 years in prison.
At the end of March, Ukraine arrested the “secret” property of Medvedchuk’s wife for 440 million hryvnia. According to the SBU, Oksana Marchenko owned shares in the strategic Dneprospetsstal plant. The business was controlled through offshore companies.
And in April, the SBU secured the corporate rights of Oksana Marchenko at Zaporozhye Ferroalloy Plant JSC. It was reported that the total amount of blocked assets exceeded UAH 1 billion.
Focus also reported that on May 12, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a package of sanctions against a number of companies associated with Ukrainian economic establishments. According to the head of state, the restrictions also affected companies connected with Viktor Medvedchuk.
Source: Focus
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