Nehovielov Roman Oleksandrovych

Extortion of USD 200,000 from a pharmaceutical company for closing criminal proceedings (SBI detention, 2020)

On 30 October 2020, the SBI reported that it had detained the head of the Main Directorate for Combating Economic Offences of the State Fiscal Service while receiving the first part of an undue advantage — USD 100 thousand. According to the SBI, the official demanded USD 200 thousand from the head of a pharmaceutical company for the return of documents seized during a search and the closure of criminal proceedings; procedural supervision — the Office of the Prosecutor General. The media named the detainee as Roman Nehovielov. Bihus.Info established that the company was «Yubiai Farm Treid» LLC, whose deputy head filed a report with the SBI; according to him, the amount initially mentioned was USD 300 thousand. The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv chose a pre-trial restraint measure with bail of over UAH 2.7 million, which was paid on 2 November 2020. The legal qualification differs between sources: «Novynarnia» — Article 368(3) of the Criminal Code, «Slidstvo.Info» — Article 368(4) and Article 190(4) of the Criminal Code; no official announcement with the article number was found. The further course of the proceedings (indictment, verdict) was not found in open sources. Guilt has not been established by a court.

Pre-trial investigation body:

State Bureau of Investigation

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