Ukraine: Ex-minister arrested at border

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Published 12.21

 

Ukraine's former energy minister Herman Halushchenko in April last year. Photo: Justin Tallis/AP/TT

A Ukrainian minister who resigned last year in connection with a huge corruption scandal has been arrested.

He was stopped as he was about to leave the country, the anti-corruption agency Nabu announced.

The arrest is linked to the corruption scandal in the country's energy sector that shook Ukraine last year.

Nabu did not name the former energy and justice minister Herman Halushchenko in its statement, but he served as the country's energy minister last year and resigned in November.

"Initial investigative procedures are ongoing and are being carried out in accordance with the requirements of the law and court sanctions. Details will follow," Nabu announced.

Halushchenko was one of several ministers who resigned in 2025 after a money laundering conspiracy in the country's energy sector was exposed.