Yuri Lucenko the Interior Minister of Ukraine states that Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov cleared himself.
“Mr. Akhmetov gave his evidences. And for now he is not a defendant, not a witness and not a suspect of any criminal case,” mentioned Lucenko reminding recent cup-of-tea meeting with Rinat Akhmetov.
“Mr. Akhmetov was called as an interlocutor in order to discuss the circumstances of some cases which were well-known to him,” Lucenko explained the motives of the meeting.
The Interior Minister added that the law enforcement agencies have been investigating the case on economic crimes presumably committed by the structures belonging to Rinat Akhmetov. “The old criminal showdowns” are also under investigation.
