Court upholds arrest for ex-head of the State Aviation Service

Court upholds arrest for ex-head of the State Aviation Service

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 4 2023, 09:16 AM • 19287 views

The High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the sentence against former head of the State Aviation Service Denys Antoniuk for abuse of office that affected Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines. He was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, a 3-year ban on holding managerial positions, and a fine.

The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the punishment for the former head of the State Aviation Service  Denys Antoniuk's sentence in the case of abuse of office unchanged. in the case of abuse of office. UNN reports this with reference to the NABU press service.

On December 1, 2023, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld unchanged the sentence imposed by the HACC verdict, which convicted former category "A" civil servant D. Antoniuk was found guilty of abuse of office, which caused of abuse of office, which caused serious consequences for LLC "Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines, i.e. in committing a crime under ч. 2 of Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine

- the NABU said in a statement.

Details

The court of first instance found the former head of the State Aviation Service guilty of abuse of his official position in the interests of PJSC "Ukraine International Airlines, which resulted in the cancellation of scheduled flights on the Kyiv-Tehran-Kyiv route of another airline were canceled. "Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines, which resulted in severe consequences for for the Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines, which had serious consequences.

The High Anti-Corruption Court sentenced the former head of the of the State Aviation Service with the deprivation of the right to hold positions related to with the deprivation of the right to hold positions related to the performance of organizational, administrative, or economic functions, for a period of 3 years and a fine of UAH 8.5 thousand.

The decision of the court of appeal comes into force from the moment of proclamation and may be appealed in cassation to the Supreme Court within three months

- the NABU said in a statement.

Addendum

The former head of the State Aviation Service is accused of abuse of his official position in the interests of PJSC "Ukraine International Airlines, which caused damage to the airline LLC "Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines  in the amount of over UAH 750 thousand.