Prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau have informed eight persons of suspicion involved in the appropriation of property and funds of "Ukrnafta" in the amount of more than UAH 13 billion, reports the press service of the SAP.

 "In the course of the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the officials of five commercial enterprises, by prior collusion with the officials of PJSC Ukrnafta, including the acting chairman of the board and heads of two structural units of the enterprise (the positions indicated at the time of the crime) , which violate the requirements of the current legislation, which provides for advance payment for the supply of oil without its implementation during March-August 2015, provided commercial enterprises with oil with a total value of over UAH 10 billion, which the officials of these enterprises seized, causing losses to PJSC "Ukrnafta" for the specified amount," the message in the Telegram channel states.

 It was also established that in July 2015, Ukrnafta officials signed 52 contracts with a commercial enterprise for the supply of oil products in the amount of over UAH 2.5 billion for the benefit of Ukrnafta, which in turn made advance payment in full. However, in the future, "Ukrnafta" entered into additional agreements to postpone the delivery of petroleum products until the end of 2018, which as a result, the commercial enterprise never delivered, and the officials of the commercial enterprise took possession of the money paid in advance and transferred it to the accounts of non-resident enterprises.

 The actions of the suspects are qualified under Part 5 of Art. 191 (seizing someone else's property by abusing an official's official position, by prior collusion by a group of persons, in particularly large amounts) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

 The specified actions are punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of 7 to 12 years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years, and with confiscation of property.