The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has found inaccurate information worth more than UAH 22.5 million in the declarations of the former head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service of Ukraine in Ternopil region.
A full audit of the 2022 declaration revealed inaccurate information worth more than UAH 13.2 million, and the 2023 declaration - more than UAH 9.3 million.
In particular, the official concealed information about two houses (296 sq. m. and 64.6 sq. m.) owned by his mother, in which he and his family members actually lived, and also failed to provide information about the land plots on which these houses are located. During the audit, it was found that the owner of the property was not using it.
The declarant denied using the property, but the NACP, together with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), collected evidence to the contrary.
NACP drew up substantiated conclusions on the identified signs of a criminal offence under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (false declaration), which were sent to the SBI, which is conducting a pre-trial investigation on the grounds of this offence.
Note to the reader. Pursuant to Article 62(1) 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 respect of whom full audits have been launched, as well as the results of the audits, can be found here.
What happens to the declaration after it is submitted? Read here.
