National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has found signs of false information in the declaration of a deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council for over UAH 5.7 million. These facts were established based on the results of a full audit of his declaration for 2021.
Thus, the official failed to declare his wife's income of USD 210 thousand (the equivalent of UAH 5.728 million), which she received from a close person as a gift.
Based on the results of the inspection, NACP drew up a substantiated conclusion on the grounds of Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (entering knowingly false information in the declaration) and sent it to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
Based on these materials, the NABU launched a pre-trial investigation.
The NABU also initiated a pre-trial investigation on the grounds of a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (“illicit enrichment”), including based on materials collected by the NACP during full audits of the official's declarations.
Warning. According to part one of Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person shall be presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until proven guilty by the law and established by a court verdict.
As a reminder, the full list of persons regarding whom full audits have been launched, as well as the results of the audits, can be found here.
What happens after the declaration is submitted? Read here.
