KYIV, Ukraine, April 26, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine's Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky was detained after being named a formal suspect in a multimillion-dollar corruption inquiry, prosecutors said Friday.

Solsky was accused of illegally seizing land worth more than $7 million when he was the head of a major farming company and a member of parliament. An anti-corruption court ordered him to be held in custody until June 24, prosecutors said.