Igor Kolomoisky. photo: Wikipedia
According to the materials of the case against Igor Kolomoisky, he is a citizen of Israel and Cyprus, not Ukraine. This information was published on the social network by the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Serhiy Leshchenko. He noted that this destroys the widespread “false narrative” that Kolomoisky is not stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship and cannot be extradited to the United States.
Earlier, during a court hearing on September 2, the judge called Kolomoisky a citizen of Ukraine, which reported Strana.ua.
Criminal proceedings were initiated against Kolomoisky under the articles on fraud and laundering of “criminally acquired property”. He faces a long prison sentence with forfeiture of property. The investigation believes that Kolomoisky legalized the equivalent of $13.7 million between 2013 and 2020 by withdrawing money abroad through controlled banks. .
Kolomoisky's fortune is estimated at one billion dollars. He founded the nationalized Privatbank and was the largest shareholder of Ukrtatnafta, Ukrnafta. In 2014-2015, Kolomoisky served as the governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The criminal case against Kolomoisky is also under investigation in Russia, where he is accused of creating a criminal community and stealing more than 800,000 tons of oil.
< p>The United States believes that Kolomoisky is “involved in corrupt practices that have undermined the rule of law and Ukrainian society's faith in the democratic institutions and social processes of their government.” Additionally, Washington believes that he “used his political influence and official power for his own personal gain.” The FBI is investigating him on charges of money laundering.
There was no official confirmation of Kolomoisky's deprivation of Ukrainian citizenship before, although last summer Ukrayinska Pravda and UNN, citing sources, said that Zelensky had signed such a decree. However, such decrees are not subject to publication because they contain personal information about people.
Kolomoisky confirmed the presence of Cypriot and Israeli citizenship in 2014. As governor, he stated that “the law prohibits dual citizenship, but not triple.”