NAIROBI: Tigrayan forces battling Ethiopia’s federal government said on Tuesday they ‘completely destroyed’ the army’s 21st mechanized division, a day after they claimed they had destroyed a helicopter and a tank.
The statement was made during a television broadcast on Tuesday.
A government spokesman did not return calls seeking comment. Reuters has been unable to verify claims by either side since phone and Internet connections to the Tigray region are down and access to the area is strictly controlled.
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Tigray forces say they ‘completely destroyed’ Ethiopia’s 21st mechanized division
Tigray forces say they ‘completely destroyed’ Ethiopia’s 21st mechanized division
- A government spokesman did not return calls seeking comment
Ukraine prosecutors say former energy minister is suspect in kickback case
KYIV: A Ukrainian former energy minister has been detained as a suspect in a high-profile kickback case for crimes such as moneylaundering and participation in criminal activity, anti-graft prosecutors said on Monday, but did not name him.
Ukraine’s previous two energy ministers resigned amid fallout from the so-called “Midas” case, centered on an alleged $100-million kickback scheme at the state atomic agency that ensnared senior officials and business elites, including a former associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The scandal also claimed the job of Zelensky’s chief of staff, and all three have denied wrongdoing.
“We are talking about the former energy minister of Ukraine (2021 to 2025),” special anti-graft prosecutors said on the Telegram messaging app. “He is charged with money laundering and participation in a criminal organization.”
The former minister was detained over the weekend while attempting to leave Ukraine, the prosecutors said.
“During the suspect’s tenure ... the criminal organization received more than $112 million in cash from illegal activities in the energy sector,” Ukraine’s National Anti-corruption Bureau said in a statement.
Materials obtained in Ukraine and through international cooperation with the competent authorities of a number of countries furnished the basis for its conclusion, the bureau added.
Ukraine’s previous two energy ministers resigned amid fallout from the so-called “Midas” case, centered on an alleged $100-million kickback scheme at the state atomic agency that ensnared senior officials and business elites, including a former associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The scandal also claimed the job of Zelensky’s chief of staff, and all three have denied wrongdoing.
“We are talking about the former energy minister of Ukraine (2021 to 2025),” special anti-graft prosecutors said on the Telegram messaging app. “He is charged with money laundering and participation in a criminal organization.”
The former minister was detained over the weekend while attempting to leave Ukraine, the prosecutors said.
“During the suspect’s tenure ... the criminal organization received more than $112 million in cash from illegal activities in the energy sector,” Ukraine’s National Anti-corruption Bureau said in a statement.
Materials obtained in Ukraine and through international cooperation with the competent authorities of a number of countries furnished the basis for its conclusion, the bureau added.
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