The Security Service of Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation have uncovered new crimes committed by a current member of Ukrainian parliament, who has been in custody since November 2024 on charges of high treason.

The law enforcement agencies have documented how the parliamentarian extorted money from a Ukrainian company that purchased mineral fertilizers in belarus.

Using his connections with a neighbouring country, he created artificial obstacles to the delivery of goods from belarus to Ukraine and demanded a bribe of UAH 14.5 mln (USD 345 000) for resolving them. The investigators documented that this amount had been transferred to the accounts of a commercial entity belonging to the MP’s son.

The available data also indicate that the suspected official may have received regular kickbacks by offering other Ukrainian companies belarusian quotas for fertilizer supplies.

Based on the evidence, the member of parliament has been notified of suspicion under Article 190.4 of the CCU (large-sale fraud).

The investigation was carried out under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.