The case is “political” says Dmitry Vovk, former head of the National Commission for Regulation of Energy and Utilities. A suspect in the case, Vovk says on Facebook that the agency only proceeded with the case to justify three years spent on a wild goose chase. In contrast, Andriy Gerus, the president’s envoy to the Cabinet of Ministers, said in June that the coal pricing formula has been dropped. Legislation killing it will be introduced next month in the Rada.