The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has closed the Rotterdam+ case due to the expiration of the pre-trial investigation, and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) will appeal this decision.
“On October 9, 2023, during the preparatory hearing, the HACCJ panel of judges decided to close the Rotterdam+ case on the basis of clause 10, part 1, article 284 of the CPC of Ukraine, that is, due to the expiration of the pre-trial investigation period specified in article 219 of this Code after serving a person with a notice of suspicion,” the SAPO said on its Telegram channel on Monday.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the decision was made with a dissenting opinion of one of the judges of the panel. “The SAPO prosecutor does not agree with this court decision and will appeal it to the court of appeal,” the statement said.
The SAPO reminds that on March 14, 2023, SAPO prosecutors, based on the results of the NABU investigation, sent an indictment to the court against 6 people involved in the introduction of the so-called Rotterdam+ formula.
According to the investigation, the formula resulted in UAH 19.357 billion in losses to electricity consumers in 2016-2017. The prosecutor also filed a civil claim for compensation for damages caused by the criminal offense to the state in the amount of UAH 19.357 billion.
The full text of the decision will be announced on October 13, 2023 at 15.30.
