Based on materials provided by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) and the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), an official of the Khmelnytskyi City Division of the State Migration Service (SMS) Department in the Khmelnytskyi Region, who is also a deputy of the Chornoostrivska Village Council, will stand trial for knowingly entering false information into his asset declaration.
During a lifestyle monitoring procedure, the NACP established that a family member of the declarant acquired a shopping centre in a village in the Khmelnytskyi Region—comprising general retail stores, a café, and office premises—valued at UAH 13 million. Subsequently, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) recognised part of the shopping centre as an unjustified asset and ordered the forfeiture to state revenue of the portion corresponding to the amount exceeding legitimate income—over UAH 7.3 million. An appeal against the HACC decision is currently underway.
In May 2026, the official was served with a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: deliberate submission by a declarant of knowingly false information in an asset declaration, where such information differs from accurate data by an amount exceeding 2,500 subsistence minimums for able-bodied individuals.
The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to two years, alongside a disqualification from holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
Procedural guidance in the criminal proceedings is being provided by the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office.
