On December 19, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv imposed a preventive measure on Ivan Rudyi, the head of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL). He will be held in pre-trial detention until February 4 of next year without the right to post bail.
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On December 19, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv imposed a preventive measure on Ivan Rudyi, the head of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL). He will be held in pre-trial detention until February 4 of next year without the right to post bail.
(News item supplemented with new circumstances)
According to Suspilne, Rudyi is suspected of facilitating the activities of Russian casinos in Ukraine. However, after being placed in preventive detention, he stated that the charges against him were fabricated.
«This is complete nonsense and very carelessly fabricated accusations that have no basis, no meaning, and no cause-and-effect relationship whatsoever,» he told Suspilny.
Meanwhile, on the afternoon of December 19, CRGL reported that it had no information about the detention of the head.
In connection with the posting of news about the detention of the head of KRAL on the official website of the State Bureau of Investigation, the organization informed that the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries has not yet received any official information on this issue.
«At the same time, CRGL notes a significant increase in the number of manipulations and outright fakes related to the work of the state regulator in the information space. We remind you of the importance of observing information hygiene and using only official and verified sources of information, as well as not spreading news that is not confirmed by official messages from state bodies. We draw the attention of the media and the public that KRAIL continues to operate as usual, adhering to the principles of transparency and informing about the regulator’s activities through the official KRAIL website and pages on social networks,» KRAIL noted.
As a reminder, the head of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL), Ivan Rudy, was detained by law enforcement officers: he is allegedly suspected of supporting the activities of a Russian online casino in Ukraine.
We may be talking about the Pin-Up online casino, which is suspected of laundering Russian money and which had a license to organize gambling.
In turn, sources from Ukrainska Pravda clarified that the detention was carried out by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor General’s Office.
At the same time, during the search, substances similar to drugs were allegedly found on the official.
The Prosecutor General’s Office later confirmed this information, noting that the head of CRGL was detained for aiding an aggressor state through ties to online casinos owned by Russian citizens.
According to the investigation, the detainee, according to his duties, was supposed to ensure state regulation of activities in the field of organizing and conducting gambling and lotteries, but due to his actions, representatives of a commercial structure associated with the Russian Federation received a license to organize gambling on the Internet and assisted the aggressor state. Subsequently, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, he deliberately did not take measures to revoke the relevant license, ensuring the continuation of the online casino’s activities.
«Currently, law enforcement officers have conducted searches at his places of residence, work, and cars, and have seized flash drives, draft records, and other documents, laptops, phones, drugs, and cash,» the law enforcement officers noted .
Recall that in early December, the Verkhovna Rada voted unanimously in favor of bill No. 9256-d, which provides for the liquidation of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAL).
dev.ua previously wrote that the financial company of the owner of the online casino Pin-Up earns millions from commissions from public services. How this happened: we gave the versions of all participants in the events.
At the same time, at the end of last year, the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries did not confirm information about the presence of Russian control over the activities of LLC «Ukr Game Technology» (PIN-UP brand). And this despite the fact that shortly before that, KRAIL was going to apply sanctions to Pin-Up.
And already on December 5 of this year, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported suspicions to three Russian citizens who are the beneficial owners of an illegal online casino, as well as two Ukrainians — the director and the owner of the trademark and domain. They were accused, among other things, of collecting sensitive information, in particular, information about the whereabouts of the military Defense Forces.
