The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), together with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), announced that a former member of the Kharkiv Regional Council had been charged with submitting false declarations (Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), including on the basis of full audits of declarations for 2021-2023 conducted by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP).
In particular, in his declaration for 2021, the former deputy did not declare a 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 450 car worth more than UAH 3.4 million, as well as information about the existence of corporate assets belonging to him and his wife; income received by the spouses, monetary assets, financial obligations and expenses in an amount that differs from the reliable data by more than UAH 9.2 million.
The declaration for 2023 revealed signs of unreliable information amounting to almost UAH 7.8 million.
If the court finds the former deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council guilty of committing a criminal offence under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, he faces a penalty in the form of a fine of between 4,000 and 5,000 non-taxable minimum incomes, or community service for a period of 150 to 240 hours, or imprisoment for a term of up to two years, or imprisonment for the same term, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
Disclaimer. In accordance with Part 1 of Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt has been proven in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict.
