Burisma Group has nothing to do with the scandal of a 6 million USD bribe to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
Burisma, which was at the heart of Donald Trump’s impeachment procedure, denied any part in the events, claiming the company has always adhered to the law.
The Burisma Group and its management have nothing to do with the report of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and some media outlets about participation in illegal actions. In order to avoid speculation, we ask media representatives to avoid identifications and assumptions. The company works exclusively within the framework of the current legislation, is one of the largest taxpayers and defends the interests of energy independence of Ukraine,” they said in their official statement.
Another source within the Burisma Group also denied the company’s ties to the suspects, asserting, “Neither Ilyashenko nor Kicha are employees of the Burisma Group and could not be anyone authorized to carry out any agreements. In particular, Andrii Kicha has not been working for Burisma Group for more than six months. He left the company in order to continue to engage in independent advocacy. The fact that the site has information about him is outdated”.
As Apostrophe reported earlier, on June 12, Ukrainian prosecutors detained the first deputy head of the State Tax Service’s Main Department in Kyiv Mykola Ilyashenko, Burisma’s former chief legal officer Andrii Kicha, and an unknown ex-Fiscal Service employee on the account of attempted bribe.
According to former MP Serhiy Leshchenko, Kicha is a representative of former Minister of Ecology Mykola Zlochevsky.
According to journalist Yuriy Butusov, Ilyashenko had allegedly wanted to hand over 6 million USD to the notorious NABU agent Evgeny Shevchenko.