Chief Customs Officer of Ukraine concealed luxury real estate near Kyiv: investigation completed
Kyiv • UNN
Investigation against the acting head of the State Customs Service for failure to declare property worth more than $100,000 is completed. The official registered a house and land near Kyiv for his wife's relative.
The investigation in the case of the country's chief customs officer on false declaration is completed. An official who disposed of real estate worth over USD 100 thousand was served a notice of suspicion. A suspicion notice was served to an official who managed real estate worth more than USD 100 thousand registered in the name of a close relative of his wife.
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Failure to declare property worth more than USD 100 thousand: investigation in the case against the chief customs officer completed
Context
Within the framework of the pre-trial investigation, it was established:
In his declarations for 2021-2023, the acting Head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine did not disclose information about a 236.8-square-meter residential building and the land plot near Kyiv on which it is located.
The said real estate, the total value of which is more than USD 100 thousand. The real estate, which has a total value of USD 100 thousand, was registered in the name of a close relative of his wife, but in fact it was owned and managed by the official and his family.
In early January 2025, the official was served a notice of suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Recall
In the Transparency International rating, Ukraine received 35 points out of 100, losing 1 point compared to last year. The index assesses corruption practices only in the public sector, excluding domestic and business corruption.