Part of Mudra’s bail posted: there are several co-depositors

As of the morning of Wednesday, August 26, part of the bail for former deputy head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra had already been posted — this was reported by Suspilne, citing attorney Artem Krykun-Trush.

The High Anti-Corruption Court on August 25 placed Mudra under arrest with the possibility of release on bail of 20 million hryvnias. At the time, the former official stated that she had part of the required sum but would ask friends to contribute the remainder.

The following day, Mudra’s attorney confirmed that part of the bail had already been posted. He did not name the exact amount but noted that there are several co-depositors.

Mudra is named in two National Anti-Corruption Bureau investigations in the “Forrest Gump” case. According to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, she, together with former member of parliament Maksym Mykytас and sitting member of parliament Vadym Stolar, was part of a criminal group whose primary goal was the illegal seizure of high-value real estate and company assets through the unlawful establishment of control over business entities.

In addition, investigators established that Mudra, together with Mykytас and Stolar, facilitated the laundering of 150 million hryvnias to post bail for one of the defendants in the “Midas” case — former Minister of Energy and Justice Herman Halushchenko. Companies under their control and the management of state-owned Sens Bank were involved in this scheme.

Among the other defendants in the case are Viktor Dubovyk, director general of the Directorate for Legal Policy at the Presidential Office; Deputy Minister of Justice Olena Ferens; and officials of Sense Bank.

Mudra had previously stated that she allegedly did not take approximately €3.4 million from Mykytас.