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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 (abuse of office) in a case on payment of UAH 27 million in compensation to LLC \"Ukrainskyi Voloskyi Horikh\": 4 years' imprisonment with a 1-year probation period; 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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