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Iryna Mudra released after bail payments were delayed
Iryna Mudra, a former deputy head of Ukraine’s President’s Office, was released from custody on Oct.
8 after bail was paid.
In August, she and others were charged with laundering 150 million hryvnias and using the money to post bail for former minister Herman Halushchenko.
Mudra was also charged with others over the alleged illegal seizure of real estate.
A court had set her bail at 20 million hryvnias, but banks initially refused to process payments, citing concerns about money laundering rules.
In September, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the National Bank to investigate the banks’ decisions, and the bail was eventually paid.
An investigation found that the money came from several people and organizations, and the source of some funds was unclear.
A key question is whether Mudra’s former boss, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov, was involved; the President’s Office had been asked to comment.
Iryna Mudra was released from custody on Oct. 8 after bail payments that banks had long refused to process were paid.
The High Anti-Corruption Court had set bail at Hr 20 million ($448,000) when it placed her in custody on Aug. 25.
Banks reportedly feared they could face accusations of taking part in money laundering by processing the payments.
The court ordered the National Bank in September to investigate banks’ decisions to block the payments.
An investigation reported that several people and entities, including Mudra, contributed to the bail, but some sources of funds were unclear.
- Who
- Iryna Mudra, a former deputy head of the President’s Office.
- What
- She was released from custody after her bail was paid.
- When
- Oct. 8. The court had ordered her custody on Aug. 25.
- Where
- Ukraine.
- Why
- The bail payments were eventually processed after banks had delayed them, reportedly over concerns about money laundering accusations.
Mudra's lawyers
Banks
Reason for blocking bail payments
Mudra's lawyers
Mudra’s lawyers said the banks blocked payments without justification and in violation of the law.
Banks
Banks feared they could be accused of violating financial monitoring rules or processing funds from illegal sources.
Mudra and others were charged in connection with alleged money laundering and other alleged offenses.
The High Anti-Corruption Court placed Mudra in custody for two months and set bail at Hr 20 million ($448,000).
The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the National Bank to investigate banks’ decisions to block payments for Mudra’s bail.
Mudra’s bail was paid and she was released from custody.
- Bail amount
- Hr 20 million ($448,000)
- Release date
- Oct. 8
- Court
- High Anti-Corruption Court
- National Bank inquiry
- Ordered in September
- Funds for bail
- Paid by Mudra and several other people and entities
What people are saying
The case attracted a great deal of attention, which made banks cautious about processing those payments.
banks simply decided not to process any payments in this case, even if there was documentation showing that the funds were legitimate, because they feared the money might have come from illegal sources.
The investigation by Schemes reveals that the source of the money wasn't entirely transparent,
Sources
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