The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has collected securities and funds worth more than UAH 1.8 billion from Royal Pay Europe LLC, which is associated with the Russian bookmaker 1xBet, to the state’s revenue.
“Based on the materials of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has collected securities and funds worth more than UAH 1.8 billion belonging to a non-resident company of the Republic of Latvia associated with the aggressor country,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement on its Telegram channel on Saturday morning.
It is reported that during the pre-trial investigation, it was established that this company has close ties with the Russian bookmaker 1xBet and other entities, and sanctions were imposed on it.
“The sources of funds that were transferred to the bank accounts of the non-resident company, which, among other things, processes betting activities in the territory of the aggressor state, were transfers from Russian and Belarusian financial institutions,” the statement said.
It is noted that the materials of the criminal proceedings became the basis for the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine to file a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) to nationalize the property of this company.
The pre-trial investigation into the financing of actions committed with the aim of forcible change or overthrow of the constitutional order or seizure of state power, change of the boundaries of the territory or state border of Ukraine is ongoing and is being carried out by the State Bureau of Investigation under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General’s Office (Article 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the HACC’s Facebook page, on May 31, the HACC panel of judges partially satisfied the claim of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine against Royal Pay Europe LLC and imposed a sanction on it under paragraph 1-1 of part 1 of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms”. 1 Art. 4 of the Law of Ukraine “On Sanctions”.
The HACC recovered cash in the amount of UAH 53 million, EUR 54.316 thousand and USD 3.49 million, as well as securities with a nominal value of UAH 1,258,735 thousand and UAH 494,158 thousand.
Sources: https://t.me/pgo_gov_ua/24160
