Bank Pershiy (Kyiv) has denied reports from the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) on the misappropriation by the family of ex-prosecutor general Viktor Pshonka of funds of the financial institution in the amount of Hr 50 million, reads a statement of the bank.
“Bank Pershiy has officially denied the information voiced by the spokesperson of the Prosecutor General’s Office on the alleged taking of UAH 50 million of the bank’s funds by Pshonka’s family. We inform you that this information is unreliable and legally baseless,” reads a statement posted on the Web site of the bank.
According to the document, Bank Pershiy has no legal or financial relations with these individuals.
“We also inform that the bank has no information about the opening of criminal proceedings and did not apply to law enforcement agencies with applications regarding crimes concerning the withdrawal of funds or other assets,” reads the report.
As reported, PGO spokesman Yuriy Boichenko in early September said that his agency has opened another two criminal proceedings against Pshonka and his son, MP Artem Pshonka, in connection with the attempted appropriation of land of Kornatsky’s agricultural firm and the misappropriation of Hr 50 million belonging to Bank Pershiy.
