“The SAP and NABU completed the investigation into the case of the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Smirnov, for which the pledge was made on the eve of 18 million hryvnias. Source: SAP press services, NABU literally: “On May 6, 2025, the SAP prosecutor decided to complete the pre -trial investigation in the case regarding the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine and the owner of the construction company.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: SAP, NABU press service
Literally: “On May 6, 2025, the SAP prosecutor decided to complete the pre -trial investigation in the case regarding the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine and the owner of the construction company. Currently, NABU detectives on behalf of the prosecutor opened the materials of the defense party for familiarization.”
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Details: Before that, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Anti -Corruption Court, Olesya Chemeris, in a comment to “Ukrainian Truth” reported that on May 5, WAKS partially granted the request of NABU detective and changed the precautionary measure in the form of pledge, applied earlier to the suspect (VAKS decision of May 18, 20124).
According to the investigation, in 2020 – 2022 the suspect gained assets worth UAH 17.1 million, with savings and official income for this period in the amount of more than UAH 1.3 million. Thus, the difference between the value of the acquired property and the officials of the official was UAH 15.7 million. In order to hide these assets, the official made them the overwhelming part of his brother, retaining the right to dispose of them in full.
It is reported that in the period 2019 – 2021 the Topsodoviets illegally acquired cash, which he decided to legalize by building private homes with a total area of more than 300 square meters. m in the recreational zone of Odesa region. To mask such actions, he appealed to the beneficiary of the company, which owned the land on the seashore, and transferred almost UAH 6.5 million for the construction of objects. The finished property, which was actually used by the Top Office, was initially issued to the company, and after notified to him the suspicion in May 2024 was reissued for a trustee.
Detectives also found that in 2022, the Topsodovtsi owned a construction company with a proposal to provide a bribe in the form of works and services worth $ 100 thousand. To erect one of the mentioned homes on the coast. For this he asked to assist the adoption by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine to cancel the results of the tender, in which the competitor won, and in the new tender – to ensure the victory of his company.
The Top Office has made a proposal, used the official position and fulfilled the obligation. The AMCU later made a “necessary” decision.
The actions of the former head of the OP are qualified under the articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on the acceptance of a proposal of undue benefits of $ 100 thousand and the legalization of illegally acquired funds.
Prehistory:
- On April 16, anti -corruption authorities reported a new suspicion of the former deputy head of OP Andriy Smirnov – in the legalization of illegally acquired funds and receiving a bribe in a particularly large amount.
- Smirnov is already prosecuted by anti -corruption for criminal liability for illegal enrichment in the amount of UAH 15.7 million.
- Smirnov himself responded to a new suspicion, noting that NABU and SAP were in a hurry to hand over it, as the deadline for the investigation into the case of illegal enrichment expires.
- On May 6, Smirnov was pledged at 18 million hryvnias.
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