Organising an offer of USD 6 million to the leadership of NABU and SAPO for closing a case (verdict under an agreement)
Alleged
US$6,000,000
Established by court
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According to NABU and SAPO, on 12–13 June 2020 three persons (an official of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Kyiv, one of the heads of a group of companies affiliated with the former minister, and a former head of a department of the State Fiscal Service) were caught “red-handed” immediately after providing an undue advantage of USD 5 million for transfer to the head of SAPO for closing proceedings in which the former Minister of Ecology was a suspect (concerning the alleged misappropriation of funds of an NBU stabilisation loan issued to PJSC “Real Bank” and their laundering). On 1 July 2020 Mykola Zlochevskyi was served a notice of suspicion of organising an attempted bribery (Article 27(3), Article 369(4) of the Criminal Code); in March 2022 the indictment was sent to the High Anti-Corruption Court for trial in absentia. On 1 August 2023 the HACC approved a plea agreement and found him guilty under Article 27(3), Article 369-2(1) of the Criminal Code (the qualification was changed to abuse of influence); the penalty was a fine of UAH 68,000. The verdict entered into force on 1 September 2023 (case No. 991/1297/22). Amount: in 2020 NABU reported USD 5 million for the head of SAPO, in 2022 — USD 6 million in total (according to investigators, the official of the Main Department of the State Tax Service kept another USD 1 million for himself); SAPO, according to TSN, also cites USD 6 million. The text of the verdict has not been published, so the amount established by the court is not given. According to SAPO, as part of the cooperation the convicted person paid UAH 500 million for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Bihus.Info journalists reported in 2018 how the criminal cases against Zlochevskyi had been closed and he was preparing to return to Ukraine.
- Pre-trial investigation body:
- National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
- Proceedings:
- 52020000000000473
- Charges:
- ч. 3 ст. 27, ч. 1 ст. 369-2 КК України, ч. 3 ст. 27, ч. 4 ст. 369 КК України
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Court decision · High Anti-Corruption Court · 1 Aug 2023
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USD 6 million intended to bribe NABU and SAPO leadership transferred to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Official statement · NABU · 26 Apr 2022
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Attempted bribery of NABU and SAPO leadership: indictment against former Minister of Ecology sent to court
Official statement · NABU · 1 Mar 2022
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Attempted bribery of NABU and SAPO leadership (episode concerning the former Minister of Ecology)
Official statement · NABU · 1 Mar 2022
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Former Minister of Ecology suspected of organising the provision of an undue advantage to NABU and SAPO
Official statement · NABU · 1 Jul 2020
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State registry · National Agency on Corruption Prevention · 1 Sept 2023
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Doctor Zloch. The return of the fugitive minister's empire /// Nashi Groshi No. 208 (2018.03.12)
Investigation · Bihus.Info · 13 Mar 2018
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Zlochevskyi case over record USD 6 million bribe: how the former minister was punished
Media · TSN · 1 Aug 2023
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