MP Gunko and his accomplice to be tried: suspected of bribery for $85,000

MP Gunko and his accomplice to be tried: suspected of bribery for $85,000

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 4 2023, 12:09 PM • 21914 views

MP Anatoliy Gunko and his accomplice, accused of receiving $85,000 in bribes for land deals, will stand trial after the NABU and SAPO investigations are completed.

NABU and SAPO complete investigation in the case against  MP from the Servant of the People party Anatoliy Hunko  and his associates. Anatoliy Hunko  and his and his accomplice. They are suspected of receiving $85,000 in bribes. This was reported by UNN reports with reference to the NABU press service.

NABU and SAPO have completed the investigation in the case of the current MP of Ukraine and his accomplice, who were caught receiving of illegal benefits in the amount of USD 85 thousand 

- the NABU said in a statement.

Details

According to the investigation, the MP offered the entrepreneur to receive land for cultivation that was in permanent use of state-owned enterprises. For each hectare, the farmer had to provide USD 130 of unlawful benefit.

As a result of the arrangement, for the provision of land for cultivation of 1,700 hectares of land for one of the state-owned enterprises, the amount of the unlawful benefit amounted to 221 thousand dollars. US DOLLARS. Of these, 85 thousand dollars. The entrepreneur had to pay USD 85 thousand in advance before the start of processing.

During the transfer of these funds, the MP and his two accomplices were caught red-handed.

As a reminder

SAPO prosecutors with participation of NABU detectives reported on August 8, with the participation of NABU detectives. 

On August 9, the High Anti-Corruption Court remanded Anatoliy Hunko in custody and set bail at set his bail at UAH 30 million.

On August 10, the head of the of the "Servant of the People" faction, David Arakhamia, announced the expulsion of Gunko from the from the faction.

On October 4, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the bail and reduced the amount of bail. and reduced the amount of bail for the MP from 30 to 10 million UAH.