Ukrainian government dismisses Deputy Energy Minister caught taking bribes

The Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government) has dismissed Oleksandr Kheil, suspected of bribery, from the post of Deputy Energy Minister.

Source: Government.Online, the official information resource of the Cabinet of Ministers

Oleksandr Kheil

PHOTO PROVIDED BY UKRAINSKA PRAVDA’S SOURCE

Details: The report states that the decision was made at a meeting on 12 August.

Background:

On Monday, it became known that the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine had uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme organised by the Deputy Minister of Energy.

Ukrainska Pravda's sources report that Oleksandr Kheil was detained in Kyiv for a bribe of half a million dollars.

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