Stolar Claims Banks Made "Groundless" Refusals to Transfer His Funds as Bail in Case Involving Office of the President Figures

Member of Parliament Vadym Stolar publicly stated that banking institutions are groundlessly refusing to transfer his personal funds and those of his family to the treasury account of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (SACC) for the purpose of posting bail. According to RBC-Ukraine, the MP wrote about this in his Telegram channel. In his words, he and his lawyers deliberately decided not to appeal the first-instance court's decision, since he is "confident in his own legal position" and is ready to post bail in the amount set by the court. However, Stolar claims that within the deadline set by the court he encountered refusals by banks to carry out the necessary transfers.

MP's Position: "I Am Not Hiding and I Am Fulfilling My Obligations"

In his statement, Stolar emphasized that he is not evading the investigation and continues to fulfill the procedural obligations imposed on him. "My lawyers and I deliberately decided not to appeal the first-instance court's decision, as we are confident in our own legal position and therefore consider it possible and are ready to post bail in the amount set by the court," RBC-Ukraine quotes him as saying. The deputy added that within the deadline allotted by the court he "encountered unlawful actions by banking institutions, which consist of absolutely groundless refusals to transfer my own funds and those of my family to the SACC treasury account." Thus, the MP shifts responsibility for any possible breach of the bail-posting deadline onto the banks, declaring their actions "unlawful."

Case Context: "Forrest Gump," "Themis" and "Midas"

Stolar's statement came against the backdrop of a high-profile case in which NABU and the SAP carried out a special operation to expose a criminal organization. Among the possible suspects, according to RBC-Ukraine sources, are Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, MP Vadym Stolar, and former MP Maksym Nikitys. The Bureau published recordings of intercepted conversations about the legalization of 150 million hryvnias in cash. During the SACC hearing on the preventive measure for Maksym Nikitys, an SAP prosecutor disclosed the names of all suspects in the "Forrest Gump" and "Themis" cases, including, in particular, the heads of "Sense Bank" and trusted persons of the suspects. Separately, NABU revealed details of the scheme for posting 150 million hryvnias in bail in the "Midas" case: according to the investigation, the funds were transferred in tranches through the office of the former MP and then distributed via a currency exchange center.

Regulator's Reaction: Unplanned Inspections of "Sense Bank"

Against the backdrop of these events, the National Bank of Ukraine launched unplanned inspections of "Sense Bank" regarding possible interference by its employees in the operation of the financial monitoring system during the posting of bail for former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. This indicates that the regulator views the banking perimeter as a potentially vulnerable link in the schemes described by the investigation, which indirectly echoes Stolar's complaints about the actions of banking institutions.

Contradictory Data

The versions put forward by the parties differ significantly. On the one hand, Stolar insists that the banks "groundlessly" and "unlawfully" refused to transfer his own funds as bail, and that he is ready to comply with the court's decision. On the other hand, according to NABU and the SAP, a scheme for the legalization of 150 million hryvnias in cash through the office of the former MP and a currency exchange center was built around the bail in the "Midas" case, and "Sense Bank" is suspected of interfering with financial monitoring. The sources provided do not disclose the exact date of the first-instance court's decision or the specific dates on which the banks allegedly refused the transfers, so the chronology of events from the MP's side and the chronology of investigative actions cannot yet be fully reconciled. Both positions are presented in the form in which they were voiced by the participants in the proceedings.

As of the time of preparing this material (19 September 2026), the case is in an active phase: the issue of the preventive measure and bail for a number of suspects is being considered at the SACC, and regulatory inspections of the banking sector are ongoing. The final legal assessment of the banks' actions and the lawfulness of the refusals claimed by Stolar will depend on the position of the NBU, the investigation, and the court.