On January 19, 2024, the panel of judges of the the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) partially satisfied the claim of the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) to declare assets unjustified and to recover them as state revenue from a deputy of the Marhanets City Council in the Dnipropetrovs'k region.
Thus, in his 2020 declaration, he stated that he had acquired ownership of a residential building and a land plot in Dnipro worth UAH 2 million and 900 thousand.
During the analysis of property status and income, it was found that part of the funds necessary for the acquisition of these assets, amounting to UAH 2.258 million, could not have been acquired through legitimate income.
The deputy ignored the National Agency's request, not exercising his right to provide written explanations of the sources of funds for the purchase of the said real estate.
The National Agency sent materials on the city council member to the SAPO to decide whether to file a lawsuit to recognize the asset as unjustified and recover it as state revenue.
Based on the results of the consideration of the claim, the HACC partially satisfied the prosecutor's claims: it recognized part of the assets as unjustified and decided to recover more than UAH 2.25 million.
The court decision may be appealed within 30 days from the date of its full text.
