The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), based on the results of full audits of declarations for 2022 and 2023, uncovered signs of illicit enrichment by a former Ukrainian Ombudsman, who was a member of the Board of the Pension Fund of Ukraine at the end of 2023. The illicit enrichment is valued at almost UAH 10 million, and signs of false declaration amount to more than UAH 32.4 million.
The audit of the 2022 declaration revealed signs of inaccurate information totaling more than UAH 12.4 million. Of this, UAH 2.4 million was not reported as income used to repay a bank loan, and UAH 10 million was allegedly declared as a loan from a third party.
The "lender" stated that he was asked to issue the loan on behalf of the declarant, did not possess the funds himself, and did not actually transfer them.
In the 2023 declaration, this financial obligation increased to UAH 20 million.
Additionally, the full audit of the 2023 declaration found signs of illicit enrichment, as the declarant acquired monetary assets from unverified sources to repay the loan, exceeding her legal income by UAH 9.9 million.
The actions of the former Ombudsman and the former member of the Pension Fund Board show signs of offenses under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (false declaration) and Article 368-5 (illicit enrichment). The National Police of Ukraine initiated criminal proceedings following the full audit of the declarations.
Remarks: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subject to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict.
