Waste of money allocated for the “Wall” between Ukraine and the Russian Federation: the prosecutor made an opening speech

On September 26, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court continued to consider the case of embezzlement of public money for the construction of the “Wall” on border. The prosecutor delivered the opening speech.

Yes, the parties made opening speeches during the meeting. Then the board of judges of the VAKS determined the procedure for examining the evidence. The case will begin with a study of the written evidence of the prosecution.

The case was sent to court in June 2019. The preparatory review lasted until September 2022. The next meeting is scheduled for 8:00 am on September 28, 8:00 am.

Project “wall” on the border with Russia: what is known

• ” Stenu” on the border with Russia began to build after the Russian occupation of the Crimea and the outbreak of war in the Donbass. The project was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Arseniy Yatsenyuk in 2015
• During the period from 2015 to 2019, UAH 1.7 billion was spent on the project. It was expected that the construction would be completed in 2018, but later the deadline was shifted to 2021.
• During the construction, SAP incriminated officials with a number of charges. In particular, misuse of budgetary funds and official forgery.
• In November 2019, the Supreme Court referred the case to the Wall project to the VAKS.