Half a ton of gold linked to Yanukovych’s circle seized in Switzerland
One of the European countries has seized more than 500 kg of gold belonging to the entourage of former President Viktor Yanukovych, publication Іnsider reports quoting Deputy Attorney General of Ukraine Yevgeny Enin as saying.
"The total amount of damage caused by the Yanukovych regime is about $40 billion. A half billion seized in Ukraine has already been returned to the state treasury. Today, in various jurisdictions, mainly European, the equivalent of about $200 million was arrested. Nevertheless, it is early to say that we have lost all opportunities to find other assets stolen by the Yanukovych regime. Just a few weeks ago, in the framework of cooperation with one European country, we received information about the seizure of a large quantity of gold; we are talking about more than half a ton," he said.
The price of 500 kg of gold is 21.5 million dollars.
Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko confirmed the information regarding the seizure of the gold at a briefing in Mykolaiv. According to him, the precious metal was found in Switzerland.
"I can confirm that a large amount of gold has been found in safety deposit boxes in Switzerland, and belongs to a person close to the so-called ‘Yanukovych family’," he said.
Lutsenko did not say the name of the individual, referring to the privacy of the investigation.