Secret service conducts a search at one of the largest local investment bank

UKRAINE - In Brief 26 Apr 2017 by Dmytro Boyarchuk

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Secret service of Ukraine conducted a search in Dragon capital, one of the largest local investment banks – this news broke the headlines today. Press-service of Dragon capital reported that secret service was looking for unlicensed soft at the computers of the investment company (ridiculous blame). This event smells like a big scandal which might ricochet on the top officials of the country. Few words about Secret service of Ukraine. This law enforcement body became the leader in pressuring businesses after police was reformed and prosecutors’ powe was significantly cut. Secret service is under informal supervision of Oleksander Granovskiy, MP from Block of Petra Poroshenko. Granovskiy is a close friend of Igor Kononenko who was blamed in corruption by ex-Minister of economy Ayvaras Abromavychus. Both Kononenko and Granovskiy are cronies of President Poroshenko. Granovskiy closely supervises so called economic department of Secret service of Ukraine. What they do, they monitor and detect who is earning extra money and then come to those businesses and ask for 'donations'. Every businessman (except micro-businessmen) has a ‘supervisor’ in Secret service and you are expected to be ‘responsive’ on requests of your supervisor. Apparently Tomasz Fiala, owner of Dragon capital, was not very responsive to requests of his supervisor and that is why he saw Secret service officers in his office. We can only guess which kind of requests Fiala ignored but it’s apparently a stern warning for him calling for his flexibility. I would say that this case with Secret service touching very influential local investment bank might translate into cut of authorities for Secrete service in e...