Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sanctioned former business partner Timur Mindich on Thursday over his alleged role in $100 million corruption scandal involving the country's energy sector.
A decree published by Zelensky's office imposed "personal special economic" sanctions on 46-year-old Mindich -- in absentia as he fled to Israel on Monday -- including a freeze on his assets.
Prosecutors accused Mindich of heading up a racket in which kickbacks were paid by companies bidding for contracts at Energoatom, Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy company. It was alleged that the scam netted the scheme as much as 10-15% of the value of the contracts.
Mindich, co-owned Kvartal 95, a TV production company founded by Zelensky before he became the president in 2019.
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