It is noted that the gang members are also suspected of murdering an advisor to the company chief and of several assassination attempts.
Mykhailo Labutin, former CEO of Ukraine’s major alcohol producer Ukrspirt, was detained in Romania while Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) suspects him of a premeditated murder and several attempts, including on Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.
On December 19, 2017 "more than 60 searches were conducted simultaneously across Ukraine and six active members of the criminal organization, including the leader of the criminal group, former director of the state-owned Ukrspirt, were detained, according to aPGO press secretary Larysa Sargan.
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As reported earlier, on Thursday, January 25, ex-CEO of SE Ukrspirt Mykhailo Labutin was detained in Romania.