The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), while monitoring the lifestyle of the official, found signs of the acquisition of unjustified assets worth over UAH 8.6 million by the head of the customs clearance sector (Fastiv) of the customs post "Pivdennyi" of the Kyiv Customs of the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
In 2023, his mother purchased a residential building and six land plots in the Kyiv suburbs for UAH 8.6 million. She gave a power of attorney to her son and his wife to be her representatives on all issues related to the ownership of the said real estate.
The NACP found that the income and expenses of the pensioner mother indicate that it was impossible to purchase the real estate with funds obtained from legal sources.
A customs official who has been in the civil service for more than 25 years and his wife, who worked in the customs authorities until April 2023, also had no legal income to purchase the assets in question.
The customs officer explained to the National Agency that his mother had borrowed money to purchase the house and land plots but did not provide information about the person who provided the loan. In turn, the pensioner mother did not receive the NACP's letter of explanation, which was returned.
At the same time, the National Agency found out that it was the official's family that actually used and disposed of the purchased property, which indicates that it was purchased on behalf of the head of the customs clearance sector (Fastiv) of the customs post "Pivdennyi" of Kyiv Customs.
The materials of the lifestyle monitoring of the Kyiv Customs official were sent to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) to decide whether to file a lawsuit to recognize the asset as unjustified and recover it as state revenue under Article 290 of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine.
