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It is reported that in July 2014, the leadership of Sberbank of Russia withdrew from the bank and cashed $15 million.
The leadership of the Ukrainian branch of Sberbank of Russia will be probed for involvement in the financing of terrorism and encroachment on the state sovereignty of Ukraine, as reported by the head of the Voice of the People information agency, Anton Hryniov, who posted his appeals to the Security Service and National Police.
As reported, in July 2014, the management of Sberbank of Russia, represented by the then deputy head of the board of the bank, Iryna Knyazeva, (now she is head of the board), deputy head of the board Sergei Adamenko, as well as the relatives of the head of the bank Ihor Yushko - his wife Yulia and her stepfather Sergei Smirny, withdrew from the bank and cashed $15 million, despite the National Bank's restriction on the withdrawal of over UAH 15,000 hryvnia per day.
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It is reported that in the framework of their conspiracy, said individuals filed lawsuits against Sberbank of Russia, of which they or affiliated persons were top managers. In all cases, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv heard the claims and handed down verdicts within just one week.
It is worth noting that representatives of the defendant (Sberbank of Russia) did not appear in court hearings and did not appeal the court's decisions.
It should be noted that the official income of participants in the scheme did not allow them to own such funds; moreover, the money was received by presenting deposit certificates without a bearer's name on them.
"There are so many questions in this story. But the main one, perhaps, is why in the midst of the ATO, on the eve of the introduction of regular Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine and a series of terrorist attacks, parliamentary elections, the leadership of the Sberbank of Russia needed to cash $15 million?" says Hryniov.
According to the journalist, he applied with a corresponding statement to the SBU, demanding to launch a criminal proceeding under the articles "financing of terrorism" and "encroachment on the state sovereignty of Ukraine."
Earlier it was reported that the National Police would investigate into the abuse of office by Iryna Knyazeva.