Rada restores the possibility to confiscate property from corrupt officials who have entered into a plea deal with the investigation
Kyiv • UNN
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law allowing for the confiscation of property from corrupt officials who have entered into a plea agreement. Draft law No. 12243-1 was supported by 276 MPs.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted as a whole a draft lawaccording to which, if a corrupt official is released from serving a probationary sentence on the basis of a plea agreement, he or she may also be subject to an additional punishment in the form of confiscation of property.
This is reported by UNN with reference to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak and the card of the bill No. 12243-1.
Details
According to Zheleznyak, a total of 276 MPs supported draft law No. 12243-1 on the return of the rule on confiscation of corrupt officials' property in case of a deal with the investigation.
In case of release from serving a sentence of probation on the basis of a plea agreement in criminal proceedings regarding a corruption criminal offense or a corruption-related criminal offense, an additional penalty in the form of confiscation of property may also be imposed, provided that it is agreed upon by the parties to the agreement
To recap
The Verkhovna Rada adopted as a whole the draft law on plea bargains with the investigation, which allows for a shorter prison term than required by the Criminal Code in case of cooperation with the investigation through the exposure of accomplices.
