The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), based on materials from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), conducted a lifestyle monitoring of a former employee of the National Police of Ukraine, which revealed signs of a corruption criminal offense indicating his illicit enrichment in the amount of over UAH 12 million.
On March 20, 2024, based on the results of lifestyle monitoring, SBI investigators served the former official a notice of suspicion. His actions are classified under Art. 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illicit enrichment).
The NACP found that he had purchased movable and immovable property (including at a reduced value), intangible assets and registered them in the names of his relatives and third parties.
To conceal his wealth, the official even officially dissolved his marriage, but continued to maintain family relations with his ex-wife, as evidenced by the birth of their second child and joint trips abroad.
In the course of monitoring the official's lifestyle, the NACP did not establish the legal sources of funds of the police officer and his relatives and third parties, in particular, for the purchase of:
- an apartment in Kyiv worth almost UAH 3 million;
- a land plot in Kyiv for more than UAH 51 thousand;
- a Lexus RX 350 car worth almost UAH 1 million;
- a Yamaha MT 09 motorcycle worth UAH 50 thousand;
- attracting 55 thousand USDT (equivalent to UAH 2.035 million) to a cryptocurrency wallet;
- payment for goods/works/services for the construction of a beach complex with a swimming pool near Kyiv for more than UAH 3 million;
- excess of expenses over legal income by his ex-wife by more than UAH 2.8 million;
Thus, the NACP found that on behalf of the official, other individuals acquired unjustified assets worth UAH 12 million 237 thousand more than their legal income.
At the NACP's request to provide explanations about the sources of the assets, the official denied any relation to the beach complex and also said that he had no information about the funds raised for the cryptocurrency wallet and for the purchase of real estate.
The materials regarding the official of the National Police of Ukraine were sent to the Department of Procedural Management of Pre-trial Investigation and Support of Public Prosecution of the Department for Supervision of Compliance with Laws by the SBI of the Prosecutor General's Office to be attached to the criminal proceedings and to conduct a pre-trial investigation in order to bring him to criminal responsibility.
Remarks. In accordance with 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 his or her guilt is proved in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
