Former Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko was detained at the state border while trying to exit the country.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said its detectives apprehended the ex-minister yesterday while crossing the state border as part of the long-running corruption case.
According to law enforcement sources, Galushchenko was intercepted while travelling out of Ukraine and later transferred to Kyiv for investigative procedures. Authorities said further details would be released after initial legal steps were completed.
Galushchenko, who stepped down from government last year amid a sweeping corruption scandal in the energy sector, has previously denied wrongdoing.