National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine submitted documents on Mindich's extradition to Office of Prosecutor General two weeks ago
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has submitted the necessary documents for signing by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko two weeks ago to request the extradition of suspects in the Midas case, Tymur Mindich and his business partner Oleksandr Tsukerman, who are currently in Israel.
Source: Oleksandr Abakumov, chief detective in the Midas case, in an interview with the YouTube channel Ye Pytannia ("There's a Question")
Quote: "Two weeks ago, we sent all the materials for extradition to the Office of the Prosecutor General. As far as I know, they are still awaiting the Prosecutor General's signature.
Israel is a very difficult country for extradition. In order to extradite a person, it is necessary to provide essentially all the materials of the criminal proceedings."
Details: Abakumov added that NABU had prepared and translated a large volume of evidence into the relevant language to substantiate the suspicion against Mindich and Tsukerman.
Quote: "We have submitted the materials to the Office of the Prosecutor General. I believe the Prosecutor General should sign this extradition request as soon as possible. However, there may indeed be procedures for the Office of the Prosecutor General to review the substantiation."
Details: In response to the host's remark that Israel usually does not extradite its citizens to other countries, a representative of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said there have been cases when Israel extradited its citizen to Ukraine, and the country's legislation does not prohibit extradition, although such cases are indeed rare exceptions.
Ukrainska Pravda has asked the Office of the Prosecutor General for comment.
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Background:
- On 13 November 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a decision of the National Security and Defence Council to impose sanctions on businessmen Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman.
- On 22 November, it became known that Ukraine had placed the suspects in the Midas case, Mindich and Tsukerman, on the wanted list over alleged corruption offences.
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