By KYIV. May 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Deposit Guarantee Fund continues to sue related parties of 13 banks, including the owner of Ferrexpo within the case of Finance and Credit Bank, Zhevaho.
According to the fund’s press release, claims against related parties of 13 banks will be considered in court this week.
“This week, courts of various instances will consider the claims of the Deposit Guarantee Fund against related parties of 13 banks, namely, the owners and other persons involved in causing damage to banks and/or its creditors,” the press release says.
At the same time, it is specified that, in particular, on May 8, the High Anti-Corruption Court continued to consider the claim of the Deposit Guarantee Fund for UAH 5.57 billion in criminal proceedings against the former chairman of the board of REAL BANK (case No. 991/1684/22) on a number of accusations, in particular, embezzlement of someone else’s property that was entrusted to a person, by the official’s abuse of his official position by prior conspiracy of a group of persons, legalization of property obtained by criminal means, etc.
At the same time, it is recalled that during the liquidation procedure of this bank, it was established that the main reason for its insolvency was the provision of deliberately unprofitable loans worth billions of hryvnias to companies that were part of VETEK Group of Serhiy Kurchenko, the owner of REAL BANK. Goods in circulation, such as diesel fuel, gasoline, liquefied gas, etc., served as collateral for loans. Thus, about UAH 5 billion was withdrawn from the bank. Based on the revealed facts, the fund sent a number of applications to law enforcement agencies, which formed the basis of the relevant criminal cases. Some of the defendants were put on the international wanted list.
Consideration of the case will continue at the next court hearings.
