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On 3 November 2025 the HACC approved a plea agreement and convicted him under Article 364(2) of the Criminal Code in the case concerning the payment of UAH 27 million in state compensation to \"Ukrainskyi Voloskyi Horikh\" LLC (2018): 4 years' imprisonment with a probation period of 1 year; the verdict entered into force on 4 December 2025.","episodes":[{"id":"01a102b8-3483-79cc-a50b-0254b8e35674","title":"UAH 27 million compensation from the state budget to LLC \"Ukrainskyi Voloskyi Horikh\" for planting material (Ministry of Agrarian Policy, 2018)","status":"convicted","amounts":{"usd":{"rate":"0.0240582402","alleged":"649572.49","rateDate":"2025-03-19","established":"0.00"},"alleged":"27000000.00","currency":"UAH","established":"0.00"},"dateEnd":"2018-12-31","sources":[{"id":"01a102b8-3496-70c4-af96-1b3359f755d4","url":"https://t.me/sap_gov_ua/2913","type":"official","title":"Investigation completed in case against former Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy","publisher":"Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office","archiveUrl":null,"archivedAt":null,"publishedAt":"2025-04-24","untranslated":[]},{"id":"01a102b8-3489-7f87-99c6-992689d992ba","url":"https://corruptinfo.nazk.gov.ua/","type":"registry","title":"Register of Persons Who Committed Corruption or Corruption-Related Offences: entry No. 565437 (Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Topchii)","publisher":"NACP","archiveUrl":null,"archivedAt":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-01","untranslated":[]},{"id":"01a102b8-34a1-715d-a3a7-721211030f0e","url":"https://corruptinfo.nazk.gov.ua/","type":"registry","title":"Register of Persons Who Committed Corruption or Corruption-Related Offences: entry No. 565435 (Mykhailo Ivanovych Hotsuliak)","publisher":"NACP","archiveUrl":null,"archivedAt":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-01","untranslated":[]},{"id":"01a102b8-348f-7fd2-9c22-25b09a655c53","url":"https://hacc-decided.ti-ukraine.org/uk/cases/52019000000000880","type":"ngo","title":"Case of former Deputy Minister of Agro-Industry Volodymyr Topchii and unlawful compensation to Ukrainian Walnut (proceedings No. 52019000000000880)","publisher":"Transparency International Ukraine (HACC Decided)","archiveUrl":null,"archivedAt":null,"publishedAt":"2025-11-03","untranslated":[]},{"id":"01a102b8-349b-794e-b147-ac9592844c32","url":"https://epravda.com.ua/finances/ekszastupnika-agroministra-pidozryuyut-u-rozkradanni-27-milyoniv-derzhavnih-koshtiv-805860/","type":"media","title":"Former Deputy Agrarian Minister suspected of misappropriating 27 million in state funds","publisher":"Ekonomichna Pravda","archiveUrl":null,"archivedAt":null,"publishedAt":"2025-04-24","untranslated":[]}],"dateStart":"2018-01-01","caseNumber":"52019000000000880","description":"According to NABU and SAPO, in 2018, under a budget programme compensating the cost of planting material, LLC \"Ukrainskyi Voloskyi Horikh\" received about UAH 27 million in compensation, although, according to investigators, the seedlings were not purchased but were a contribution to the authorised capital from the sole founder. The district commission's conclusion was signed by the Deputy Head of the Mohyliv-Podilskyi District State Administration Mykhailo Hotsuliak; the decision on payment was made by a ministerial commission chaired by the then director of the Agriculture Department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy Volodymyr Topchii (later Deputy Minister). Suspicions — 19 March 2025 (Article 364(2), Article 366(1) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); indictment — at the HACC (case No. 991/10401/25). On 3 November 2025, the HACC approved plea agreements: both received 4 years of imprisonment with a 1-year probation period, a fine and a ban on holding positions; they were released from liability under Article 366(1) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. The verdict entered into force on 4 December 2025 (NACP Register of Corrupt Officials). 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