Ukraine’s government dismisses deputy energy minister caught on $500,000 bribe

The government's permanent representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has dismissed eksandr Valeriiovych Kheilo from the post of Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine," he wrote.

Read also: Deputy energy minister caught on $500K bribe

Earlier reports said that Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office had exposed a deputy energy minister over a $500,000 bribe.