Investigators from the Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine (MID NPU), partially based on materials from a full declaration verification conducted by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), have notified a former deputy of the Ivanivka Village Council of Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, of suspicion under Article 368-5 (illicit enrichment) and Part 2 of Article 366-2 (declaration of false information) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Based on the results of the full verification of the 2022 declaration, the NACP, among other things, identified signs of illicit enrichment exceeding UAH 36.5 million and a false declaration exceeding UAH 31.8 million.
Specifically, the former deputy failed to include information in the declaration about 62 agricultural land plots located in the Vinnytsia Oblast, as well as 29 vehicles, including trucks, passenger cars, trailers, and agricultural machinery. Among the undeclared transport were also three Mercedes-Benz vehicles purchased in 2022.
The official “concealed” 5 real estate properties: residential houses, a complex of gas-station buildings and structures, and a pig-farm building. In addition, he declared UAH 8 million in cash, the legal origin of which he was unable to verify.
It was also established that in 2022, the former deputy purchased 47 land plots, with the prices in the contracts being significantly undervalued. According to valuation results, their actual market value exceeds UAH 33.9 million. In the same year, he acquired ownership of a residential house valued at UAH 128 thousand.
Furthermore, the official purchased three Mercedes-Benz cars. Two of them were registered at significantly undervalued prices: one for UAH 5 thousand and the other for UAH 200 thousand, although their market value, according to expert conclusions, could be at least UAH 327 thousand and UAH 4.2 million, respectively. The third car was purchased at market value for UAH 3.1 million.
The total value of the movable and immovable property acquired in 2022 exceeded UAH 42 million, while confirmed income sources for such expenses did not exceed UAH 5.3 million, indicating signs of illicit enrichment.
Following investigative and procedural actions, the former deputy was notified of suspicion of committing crimes stipulated by Article 368-5 (illicit enrichment) and Part 2 of Article 366-2 (declaration of false information) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The pre-trial investigation was conducted with operational support from the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine.
Disclaimer. Pursuant to Part One 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 procedure and established by a court verdict of guilty.
