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Syhydyn Vitalii Mykhailovych

Сигидин Віталій Михайлович

Other spellings: Syhydyn Vitalii Mykhailovych / Віталій Сигидин / Сігідін Віталій

UA · Former official · Unknown

Indictment in court

Alleged across all episodes

US$400,000

Established by court verdicts

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no convictions

Corruption episodes

Charges of misappropriating almost USD 400,000 of physical evidence transferred to ARMA for management

Indictment in courtperiod: ~2020made public: 2021-07-27

Alleged

US$400,000

Established by court

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According to the SBI, in August–December 2020 the acting Head of ARMA, his deputy and the head of the asset management department, in collusion with two lawyers and an individual, on the basis of a forged decision of the Pecherskyi District Court, transferred almost USD 400 thousand, which were physical evidence and were under ARMA's management, to the account of a third party. A notice of suspicion under Article 191(5) of the Criminal Code was served on 27 July 2021; on 29 July 2021 the court suspended the acting Head and the deputy from their positions. In August 2024 the indictment was sent to court. There is no verdict; the person is presumed innocent until the verdict enters into force. As of 3 October 2026 the progress of the trial has not been checked.

Pre-trial investigation body:
State Bureau of Investigation
Proceedings:
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Charges:
ч. 5 ст. 191 КК України

Co-defendants according to investigators: Pavlenko Volodymyr Ivanovych

Sources (5)

  • ARMA leadership served with notices of suspicion of misappropriating over USD 400 thousand (VIDEO)

    Official statement · State Bureau of Investigation · 27 Jul 2021

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  • Asset Recovery and Management Agency — Wikipedia

    Media · Wikipedia · 3 Oct 2026

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  • Embezzlement of $400 thousand by former ARMA leadership: the case is back in court

    Media · OBOZ.UA · 5 Aug 2024

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  • Court suspended ARMA leadership and placed them under house arrest

    Media · Ukrainska Pravda · 29 Jul 2021

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  • Acting head of ARMA and his deputy received notices of suspicion of misappropriating $400 thousand

    Media · LB.ua · 27 Jul 2021

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Public offices

PositionBodyRegionPeriod
Temporary Acting Head of ARMANational Agency of Ukraine for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes—2019—2021

Roles in companies

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