The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine on April 20 arrested on graft charges ex-People’s Front party lawmaker Mykola Martynenko, one of the most influential powerbrokers to be detained in Ukraine since it gained independence in 1991.

Despite being suspected of multimillion-dollar corruption, Martynenko was released without bail after a powerful collection of members of parliament and ministers vouched for him in court. The no-bail release may foreshadow the fate of any criminal prosecution against Martynenko.