Roman Nasirov, head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, speaks with journalists in Kiev, Ukraine, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
KIEV (Reuters) - The head of Ukraine's tax and customs service, Roman Nasirov, is being investigated over the suspected embezzlement of around 2 billion hryvnias (60 million pounds), his lawyer said on Friday.
Television footage showed Nasirov being stretchered into an ambulance late on Thursday. Reporters said he had suffered a heart attack. This could not be independently verified.
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