The State Bureau of Investigation, under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Specialized Defence Prosecution Office of the Western Region, and based on the materials of a full audit of the declaration conducted by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), sent an indictment to court against the former head of one of the district departments of the Lviv Regional Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support (TCRSS). He is charged with knowingly entering false information into his declaration for 2024 amounting to over UAH 4.5 million.
In particular, the former official failed to disclose property rights to an apartment in a new building in Lviv worth over UAH 1.8 million, registered under his wife's name. The specified property has been seized.
In addition, the former official significantly overstated the amount of his personal monetary savings. In his declaration, he indicated UAH 2.5 million in cash, although according to his confirmed income, he could have accumulated no more than UAH 684,000.
The declaration also stated that his wife held cash in the amount of USD 40,000. At the same time, according to the audit results, her income from confirmed sources allowed accumulating no more than USD 20,000.
The actions of the former official were qualified under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (knowingly entering false information into an asset declaration).
Disclaimer: Pursuant to Part 1 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 their guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure provided by law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
