Facilitated privatization of forest land, state lost UAH 1.8 million: MP in Bukovyna received suspicion notice
Kyiv • UNN
A deputy of the Velykokuchurivka village council has been notified of suspicion of abuse of power. He organized the illegal transfer of forest land into private ownership, causing damages of UAH 1.8 million to the state.
A deputy who facilitated the privatization of forest land in Bukovyna has been notified of suspicion. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the state suffered losses of UAH 1.8 million, UNN reports.
The head of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office notified a deputy of the Velykokuchurivka village council, who, while heading the land relations department of the village council, organized the illegal transfer of forest land into private ownership, of suspicion.
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During the consideration of the issue at the session regarding the alienation of 5 land plots, he did not inform the deputies that it was about forest land, which the village council does not dispose of, they are in the use of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" and are not subject to privatization. Based on this unreliable information, the village council made a decision that gave the "green light" to the illegal withdrawal of forests from state ownership.
The state suffered losses of almost UAH 1.8 million.
The suspect is charged with abuse of power, which caused grave consequences to state interests protected by law (Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). At the request of the prosecutor's office, he was remanded in custody and suspended from office.
Pre-trial investigation is carried out by investigators of the SU GUNP in Chernivtsi region under the procedural guidance of prosecutors of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office of Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office. Operational support - Chernivtsi Department of the DVB of the National Police with the assistance of the internal security department of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine".