Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau: Former Energy Minister Accused of Money Laundering
TASS, Moscow, February 16 - The Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau stated on February 16 that former Ukrainian Energy Minister Galushchenko is accused of money laundering.
The Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau announced in a Telegram channel: "The Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have expanded the list of suspects in the 'Midas Operation'. The former Minister of Energy (2021-2025) is accused of money laundering and participation in a criminal organization."
According to the "Pravda Ukrainy" on February 15, Galushchenko was arrested while trying to leave the country, taken from a train. The Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau stated that Galushchenko was arrested within the framework of the "Midas Operation" investigating corruption cases in the energy sector in Ukraine. After that, Oleksiy Gontcharenko, a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (member of parliament), who has been listed by Russia as a terrorist and extremist, said that Galushchenko has been charged, whereas he was previously a witness.
Galushchenko served as the Minister of Energy of Ukraine from April 2021 to July 2025, and was later appointed as the Minister of Justice. In November 2025, amid a corruption scandal in the energy sector, Galushchenko was dismissed from his position as Minister of Justice.
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