The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has identified signs of declaring false information by a former deputy minister worth more than UAH 10 million. These facts were established based on the results of a full audit of his declaration for 2021.
Thus, the declarant reflected that his family member (wife) had cash worth more than UAH 10 million and noted that it was acquired before marriage and was her personal property. In addition, he did not provide any documents to confirm the sources of the monetary assets.
During the full inspection, it was found that the amount of legal income received by his wife in the period from 1998 to 2021 did not allow her to accumulate such an amount.
Based on the results of the audit, NACP issued a substantiated conclusion on the grounds of Part 2 of Art. 366-2 of the Criminal Code (entering knowingly false information in the declaration) and sent it to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
Based on these materials, a pre-trial investigation was initiated.
Warning. 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.
The full list of persons in relation to whom full audits have been initiated, as well as the results of the audits, can be found here.
What happens to the declaration after it is submitted? Read here.
