The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), based on information provided by the Territorial Department of the State Bureau of Investigation in Lviv and the SBU Office in Ivano-Frankivsk region, found signs of a corruption criminal offense in the actions of the former head of the State Environmental Inspectorate of the Carpathian District - Chief State Inspector for Environmental Protection of the Carpathian District. Based on the results of the lifestyle monitoring conducted by NACP, the Territorial Department of the State Bureau of Investigation in Lviv, under the procedural guidance of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, served the official a notice of suspicion of committing a crime qualified under Part 1 of Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. NACP found that during 2020-2023, the official, his family members and related individuals acquired unjustified assets worth UAH 19.3 million. These are:
- Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 2023 car worth UAH 9.4 million
- a 2021 Volkswagen Touareg worth UAH 2.7 million;
- four apartments in Ivano-Frankivsk with a total value of UAH 4.3 million;
- non-residential premises in Ivano-Frankivsk worth UAH 3 million;
For instance, the official's wife became the owner of two expensive vehicles without having enough money from legal sources.
She also acquired ownership of non-residential premises with a total area of more than 208 square meters in Ivano-Frankivsk for allegedly UAH 596 thousand, which she later gave to her daughter. The real value of the property is about UAH 3 million.
The official himself purchased a three-room apartment with a total area of more than 82 square meters. The average cost of such an apartment is about one million UAH.
He also acquired a two-room apartment with a total area of 75.8 square meters, which he later gave to his daughter. The official tried to prove that the apartment was purchased by his daughter. However, NACP collected evidence showing that it was he who had purchased the asset, the real market value of which is more than UAH 850 thousand.
As for the one-room apartment of 48 square meters worth UAH 486 thousand, it was “gifted” to the official by a third party as a token of gratitude. NACP has found that the apartment was purchased on behalf of the official himself, and its value exceeds UAH 1.2 million.
The same person later purchased another three-room apartment without being financially capable of doing so. During the lifestyle monitoring, it was found that the apartment, the real market value of which is more than UAH 1.5 million, was purchased by the former head of the State Ecological Inspectorate of the Carpathian District.
Taking into account all the expenses and legal income of the official and his family members, NACP found that they did not have the financial capacity to purchase all the above assets at the expense of legal income.
Disclaimer. According to part one of Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person shall be presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
