Undue advantage of USD 85,000 for access to the land of NAAS state enterprises
Alleged
US$85,000
Established by court
US$85,000
According to NABU, a Member of Parliament who chaired the Verkhovna Rada temporary investigative commission on corruption at NAAS enterprises offered a farmer the cultivation of 1,700 ha of a state enterprise's arable land for USD 130 per hectare — USD 221 thousand in total; USD 85 thousand was to be an advance. On 08.08.2023 the MP and two accomplices were caught handing over USD 85 thousand, and a notice of suspicion was served under Article 368(4) of the Criminal Code. On 25.03.2025 the HACC sentenced him to 7 years' imprisonment with confiscation of property; on 09.02.2026 the Appeals Chamber of the HACC reclassified the acts under Article 369-2(2) of the Criminal Code (abuse of influence) and imposed 4 years' imprisonment with a 3-year ban on holding positions. The verdict entered into force; in April 2026 cassation proceedings were opened. The episode amount is the USD 85 thousand received; USD 221 thousand is the total arrangement according to investigators.
- Pre-trial investigation body:
- National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
- Proceedings:
- 42023000000000791
- Charges:
- ч.2 ст.369-2 КК
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