Oleksandr Liiev, former Director of the Department of Military and Technical Policy, Development of Arms and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, has announced that he will undergo a public polygraph test on 5 February to prove his innocence.
Toomas Nahkur, Acting Director of the Department of Military and Technical Policy, Development of Arms and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, has been suspended from his post after being served with a notice of suspicion in the case of embezzlement of almost UAH 1.
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) investigating judge Kateryna Sikora applied a preventive measure in the form of personal recognisance to Toomas Nakhkur, the suspended acting director of the Department of Military and Technical Policy, Development of Arms and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
“Former and current high-ranking officials” from the Defense Department, as well as managers of the Lviv Arsenal company, were involved in the embezzlement of almost $40 million (UAH 1.5 billion) the SBU press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 27.