Former Ukrainian Energy Minister Arrested While Attempting to Flee Country Amid $100 Million Corruption Scandal

Kyiv. Former Energy Minister German Galushchenko, implicated in a major corruption scandal involving approximately $100 million in Ukraine's energy sector, has been arrested while attempting to flee the country. He was apprehended by Ukrainian officials while trying to cross the border by train.

He was removed from his ministerial post last year after his name surfaced in the corruption case. According to Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), he was taken into custody at the border crossing during an investigation being conducted under 'Operation Midas'.