The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), following a full inspection, found signs of declaring false information worth more than UAH 3.4 million in the declaration of the head of the Kharkiv Regional Council submitted for 2022.
After considering the NACP substantiated conclusion, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) registered the information in the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations and initiated criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The audit found that the current head of the Kharkiv Regional Council failed to indicate in her declaration information about real estate in Nice, France, worth up to EUR 88 thousand (equivalent to over UAH 2.7 million), which is used (leased) by her husband.
Also, based on the analysis of the information on the official's confirmed income and expenses during the reporting period, signs of overstatement of the amount of cash reflected in the declaration by more than UAH 680 thousand were found.
In addition, NACP questioned the fact that her husband received income from the sale of corporate rights to Le Folie's (a restaurant business in France) in the amount of only EUR 500.
The official also failed to indicate in her declaration the information about her husband's designation as the ultimate beneficial owner of a legal entity registered under the laws of France SAS Midi au Soleil (a restaurant on the Cannes waterfront in France).
Note: According to part one of Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is 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.
