The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has found signs of a corrupt criminal offense by the former head of the Security Service of Ukraine Main Internal Security Department worth more than UAH 32.7 million based on the results of lifestyle monitoring.
The basis for the monitoring was a letter from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on the facts of possible illegal enrichment of the official.
Thus, in June 2022, at the Preševo border crossing point, at the exit from the Republic of Serbia, property hidden from customs control was found in a BMW X6 xDrive40d car driven by him, namely
- funds in the amount of EUR 592,990 (UAH 21,940,630);
- funds in the amount of 120 102 USD (4 203 570 UAH). USD 120,102 (UAH 4,203,570);
- 2 emeralds worth EUR 6,380 each (UAH 472,120).
The former intelligence officer explained that the property found in the car was the property of his relatives, in particular, part of the money was borrowed by his father from an acquaintance. However, the NACP found that the borrower did not have the financial capacity to borrow such funds.
In addition, the official himself did not have any income from legal sources to acquire the currency and emeralds, which he tried to conceal while crossing the Serbian border.
Also, the NACP did not establish the legal sources of funds for the purchase of BMW X6 xDrive40d worth 116,022 euros (UAH 3,875,135) and Toyota MC Land Cruiser 200 (UAH 2,234,700), which were registered in the name of the former SBU employee's civilian wife and her father.
The materials regarding the former head of the SSU Main Department of Internal Security were sent to the Prosecutor General's Office to be included in the criminal proceedings, for pre-trial investigation and prosecution.
