The SAPO and NABU have launched a criminal investigation into the head of the Antimonopoly Committee, Pavlo Kyrylenko, under the articles on "illicit enrichment" and "declaring false information." The case was initiated on March 22 due to the investigation of the Schemes project. This was reported by the SAPO press service to Radio Liberty in response to their information request , UNN reports.
Prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, based on the results of processing the information published in the journalistic investigation of the Schemes investigation program, entered the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations on 22. 03.03.2024 information about the commission of criminal offenses under Art. 366-2 (declaration of false information - editor's note) and Art. 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illicit enrichment - editor's note) was entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations.
Details
The publication noted that the case against Kyrylenko was opened on March 22, the day after the publication of the Schemes story (Radio Liberty). The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine. It should be noted that the minimum sanction of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code for "declaring false information" is a fine, the maximum sanction is imprisonment for up to two years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.
The penalty under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code for illicit enrichment is imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.
Recall
Last week , UNN reported, that the "Schemes" project published a story in which investigative journalists said that relatives of the head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), Pavlo Kyrylenko, have acquired real estate worth about UAH 70 million over the past four years, especially during his presidency of Donetsk region, which looks disproportionate to his official income. This includes a large mansion, two land plots, two crossovers, three apartments with parking spaces in Kyiv, and an apartment in a premium residential complex in Uzhhorod.