NACP finds unjustified assets worth almost UAH 33 million from former SBU official Naumov

Based on the results of lifestyle monitoring, the NACP found signs of a corruption criminal offense in the former head of the SBU's Main Department of Internal Security, Andriy Naumov, worth more than UAH 32.7 million. This was reported by UNN with reference to the NACP.

It is reported that the basis for the monitoring was a letter from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on the facts of possible illegal enrichment of the official.

The NACP informs that in June 2022, at the Preševo border crossing point, at the exit from the Republic of Serbia, property hidden from customs control was found in a BMW X6 xDrive40d driven by him, namely:

⦁ funds in the amount of EUR 592,990 (UAH 21,940,630);

⦁ funds in the amount of USD 120,102 (UAH 203,203,570). (UAH 4,203,570);

⦁ 2 emeralds for EUR 6,380 each (UAH 472,120).

"The former intelligence officer explained that the property found in the car was the property of his relatives, in particular, part of the money was borrowed by his father from an acquaintance. However, the NACP found that the borrower did not have the financial capacity to borrow such funds. In addition, the official himself also had no income from legal sources to acquire foreign currency and emeralds, which he tried to conceal while crossing the Serbian state border," the statement said.

The NACP also failed to establish the legal sources of funds for the purchase of a BMW X6 xDrive40d worth 116,022 euros (UAH 3,875,135) and a Toyota MC Land Cruiser 200 (UAH 2,234,700), which were registered in the name of the former SBU employee's civilian wife and her father.

In addition, it is reported that the materials on the former head of the SBU Main Department of Internal Security have been sent to the Prosecutor General's Office to be attached to the criminal proceedings, to conduct a pre-trial investigation and bring him to criminal responsibility.

For reference

Andriy Naumov resigned from his post as head of the SBU's Main Internal Security Directorate at the end of July 2021.

Naumov was arrested on June 7 last year when he was trying to get from Serbia to North Macedonia.

In Ukraine, Naumov was served two suspicion notices - of "misappropriation, embezzlement or seizure of property by abuse of office, and abuse of power or office" and of fraud and causing damage to the state in excess of UAH 3.2 million.

Addendum

In 2023, the High Court of Nyssa sentenced the former head of the SBU's Main Department of Internal Security, Andrei Naumov, to one year in prison on charges of money laundering.

In January 2024 , it was reportedthat ex-SSU General Andriy Naumov, suspected of treason in Ukraine and sentenced to a year in prison for money laundering in Serbia, was released.