Attack on Skhemy Journalists: Metsger Fired as Ukreximbank Chairman and Placed Under Night House Arrest
According to Metsger, the dismissal will help the bank's reputation.
The scandal over the attack on Skhemy journalists at the bank has led to the final dismissal of Ukreximbank chairman Yevhen Metsger and his placement under night house arrest.
Night house arrest
The Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv placed suspended Ukreximbank chairman Yevhen Metsger and Ukreximbank information policy department director Volodymyr Pikalov under night house arrest.
The prosecution had requested round-the-clock arrest for them.
A charge under Article 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, “Deprivation of liberty,” was added to the charge of obstructing the lawful professional activity of journalists (parts 1 and 3 of Article 171 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), referring to the episode when journalists were not allowed to leave Metsger's office.
The court chose a personal obligation as the preventive measure for the third suspect in the case, suspended Ukreximbank banking security department director Ihor Telbizov. He has been notified of suspicion of intentionally committing violent acts against journalists.
The preventive measures imposed are valid until December 5, 2021.
Metsger's dismissal
A few hours after the court ruling, Metsger said that he had written a letter of resignation from the post of chairman of the board of Ukreximbank.
Yevhen Metsger
former head of UkreximbankToday I wrote a letter of resignation from the post of chairman of the board of JSC Ukreximbank. This is a logical step, the only possible one in a situation where it is necessary to deflect the negative consequences for the bank.
He also said that the dismissal is the result of his own assessment of what happened and will help the bank's reputation, and that the bank abides by the law.
“Once again I affirm – when concluding agreements with the bank's clients, our employees have always adhered to the requirements of the law, rules and procedures of banking activity,” Metsger said.
As the press service of Ukreximbank later reported, the supervisory board dismissed Metsger.
Serhiy Yermakov was appointed acting chairman of the board. Meanwhile, the chairman of the board must be selected by the supervisory board through a competition by April 12, 2022.
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