The High Anti-Corruption Court is considering the case of the Mariupol port director

Acting Ihor Barskyi, director of Mariupol Sea Trade Port, is suspected of embezzling almost UAH 12 million.

Thus, within the scope of the case, the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office appealed to the court with a request to extend the term of Barskyi’s suspension from office for another two months, writes “Slovo i Dilo“.

“The request of the SAP prosecutor to be removed from office is to be granted. To extend the period of suspension of the suspect (Ihor Barskyi – ed.) from the position of acting director of the state enterprise “Mariupol Sea Trade Port” for a period of 2 months,” the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court on July 1 states.

We will remind, the acting director of the state enterprise “Mariupol MTP” Igor Barskyi is suspected of embezzling UAH 11.6 million.

In February 2022, the Mariupol port and a private company signed a contract for additional works on the construction of a specialized transshipment complex for grain cargoes.

Despite the invasion of Russia and massive shelling of Mariupol, the director of the port decided to pay the company the funds actually not used under the contract.

According to the investigators, the official gave instructions to subordinate employees to prepare fictitious documents. At the same time, they were drawn up “backdated” – already after the expiration of the contract.