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UAH 12 million for offering bribes to the NABU detective and SAP prosecutor: VAKS set bail for the lawyer of the Miller law firm, which belongs to Nayem

Today, June 6, the High Anti-Corruption Court  chose preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of 12 million hryvnias for the capital’s lawyer, who was exposed in an attempt to bribe SAP prosecutors and NABU detectives. We are talking about Oleksiy Nosov, a lawyer of the Miller law firm, who defended the former head of Naftogaz Andriy Kobolev.

The case of seizure of electricity

It is about the case regarding the acquisition of electric energy of PJSC NEC Ukrenergo and the legalization of funds received from its sale in the amount of UAH 716 million. Currently, the issue of selecting a preventive measure for the suspect is being resolved.

Chronology of events

On June 4, 2024, NABU and SAP exposed the lawyer for offering illegal benefits in the amount of 200,000 dollars. USA to the NABU detective and the SAP prosecutor. According to NABU, the funds were offered for the adoption of a decision on the transfer of the case against the client to another body of pre-trial investigation.

The SAP noted that the searches at the lawyer’s workplace and at his place of residence were conducted by the decision of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HCC) in the presence of representatives of the Bar Council.

Reaction of the law firm

Miller law firm on its page у Facebook stated that they did not suspect and did not expect this from a member of their team, even at the level of the investigative version.

Today, investigative actions were taken against one of our company’s lawyers, Oleksiy Nosov, on suspicion of allegedly offering an illegal benefit to an NABU employee in the context of a client’s case. We build our company on the principles of honesty in relations with clients and the state. In our team, it is not just customary to break the law while performing professional duties, it is unacceptable and contradicts all the company’s values, principles, standards and practices.”, the message says.

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In this regard, the Miller company has decided to sever all relations with Oleksiy Nosov, and the corresponding legal actions will be implemented soon.

 

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