KYIV, Sept 7 — Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency is treating tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky as a suspect in a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of funds from lender Privatbank, a lawmaker said today.

Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on the Telegram messaging app that Kolomoisky had been formally served a notice of suspicion. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau Of Ukraine said in a statement that it had identified six people as suspects in a case into embezzlement at Privatbank.

Kolomoisky or his lawyers could not immediately be reached for comment. (Reporting by Dan Peleschuk, writing by Anna Pruchnicka; editing by Tom Balmforth)