On June 18, the High Anti-Corruption Court found the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council, Mykhailo Golovko, guilty of corruption crimes and illegal possession of ammunition. The official was sentenced to 9 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property and a ban on holding public office, except for elective ones, for three years.
This was reported by the High Anti-Corruption Court, UNN reports.
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The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court delivered a verdict in the case of the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council. On June 18, 2025, the High Anti-Corruption Court found him guilty of committing criminal offenses under Part 4 of Art. 368 and Part 1 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
The final punishment for the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council, as noted, was imposed in the form of "9 years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold positions in state authorities and local self-government, except for elective ones, for a term of three years and with confiscation of all property belonging to him".
As reported, the court concluded that the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council, Mykhailo Golovko, being an official, demanded a bribe of "612 thousand UAH for including the construction object in the list of those requiring financing from the balance of unused funds of the subvention from the state budget to local budgets".
For a monetary "gratitude", he also promised the signature of the director of the communal enterprise on the primary accounting documents and partial payment by the customer enterprise of the debt to the contractor.
In addition, the former head of the regional council was found guilty of possessing ammunition without the permission required by law. The verdict can be appealed within 30 days from the date of its pronouncement by filing an appeal
During the announcement of the verdict, as can be seen in the video broadcast, Golovko lost consciousness.
Let us remind you
Earlier, UNN wrote that the People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 7th and 8th convocations, the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council, the current deputy of the same Regional Council, Mykhailo Golovko, was informed about the suspicion of undeclared property worth more than 2 million UAH.