The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), based, among other things, on the materials of a full declaration audit conducted by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), have served a notice of suspicion to a member of the Odesa Oblast Council for knowingly entering inaccurate information into his asset declaration.
During the full audit of the official’s declaration for 2024, it was established that he "concealed" from the declaration his own debts to three individuals, totalling over USD 1.3 million, which is equivalent to UAH 58 million. The existence of the official's financial liabilities is confirmed by court rulings issued against him, despite the fact that he denied their existence during the court proceedings.
In addition, the audit revealed that the council member failed to indicate the following in his declaration:
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his wife's apartment in Odesa, worth UAH 1.5 million;
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his own corporate rights in four companies, totalling over UAH 250,000;
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an ATV belonging to him.
The official was served a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Caution. 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 proved through legal procedures and established by a court verdict of guilty.
