Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court will conduct an in-absentia trial of former SpetsTechnoExport director Pavlo Barbula, his former deputy Anton Voronin, and businessman Viktor Markelov in a case concerning the alleged misappropriation of more than UAH 146 million from state-owned defense enterprises.

The HACC made this decision on August 25.

“To grant the prosecutor’s motion for special court proceedings. To conduct special court proceedings in the criminal proceedings against (Barbula – ed.) on charges of committing criminal offenses under Part 5 of Article 191, Part 3 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 366, Part 3 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 366, Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, (Voronin – ed.) on charges of committing criminal offenses under Part 5 of Article 27, Part 5 of Article 191, Part 5 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 366, Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and (Markelov – ed.) on charges of committing criminal offenses under Part 5 of Article 27, Part 5 of Article 191, Part 5 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine”, – the decision states.