Former official of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, caught on bribery, sentenced to 8 years in prison
Kyiv • UNN
The former head of a department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine was sentenced to 8 years in prison for taking a bribe of USD 150,000.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced the head of a department at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, who was caught taking bribes, to eight years in prison. UNN reports with reference to the SAPO press service.
The HACCU panel of judges announced the verdict against the former head of the department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, who in August 2016 was caught receiving USD 150 thousand of undue benefit from an entrepreneur for the approval of the liquidation estate during the bankruptcy procedure
After hearing the arguments of the parties, the court agreed with the position of the SAPO prosecutor and found the official guilty of committing a crime under Part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (bribery in a particularly large amount - ed.).
She was sentenced to 8 years in prison, with the inability to hold positions in state bodies for 3 years and confiscation of part of her property. It is a land plot of 0.12 hectares located in Borodyansky district of Kyiv region and a Mitsubishi Outlander car, the SAPO said.
The verdict of the High Anti-Corruption Court comes into force thirty days after its announcement, unless it is appealed to the HACC Appeals Chamber.
