Officials illegally seized more than 20 million cubic meters of minerals. The amount of damage caused to the environment is more than UAH 157 billion.
Prosecutors sent to court an indictment against four officials of a mining and processing plant in the Poltava region. They are suspected of illegal mining worth more than 157 billion Hryvnia and their legalization. The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Wednesday, January 15.
The chairman of the board, who entered into a criminal conspiracy with other unknown officials of the mining and processing plant, established a scheme for illegal mining of mineral resources for the purpose of enrichment.
The business, which has a license to mine only iron ore, illegally processes and sells other types of minerals obtained in the production process. These stones must be stored in specially designated storage facilities, and special permission must be obtained for their processing.
From 2015 to 2021, more than 20 million cubic meters of minerals were extracted, which is about 164 thousand wagons.
The amount of damage caused to the environment is more than UAH 157 billion.
At the same time, the chairman of the board of the plant, together with his deputy and two heads of departments, organized the legalization of illegally extracted minerals.
Officials legalized illegal mining of more than 885 thousand tons of crushed stone products and waste stone for a total of 33.5 million UAH.
The chairman of the board of the plant is charged with illegal mining, abuse of power and legalization of property on a particularly large scale obtained through criminal means, his deputy and two heads of departments are charged of property legalization on a particularly large scale acquired. by criminal means.
They can be imprisoned for eight to twelve years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and with confiscation of property.
Let’s add that earlier the case of seven officers and officials of the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant, owned by the fugitive oligarch Konstantin Zhevago, was sent to court. They were accused of stealing more than 370 million.
Let’s recall that in June 2023, law enforcement officers served suspicions on the leadership of PrJSC Poltava Mining and Processing Plant, which looted almost 400 million UAH. In July of the same year, the court arrested them with the possibility of bail from 2 to 60 million Hryvnias.
The Poltava Mining and Processing Plant is part of the Ferrexpo plc group, controlled by billionaire Konstantin Zhevago. The company occupies a leading position among the world’s producers of high-quality pellets and is a significant rent payer for the use of subsoil for mining.
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