“The higher anti-corruption court found People’s Deputy Andrii Odarchenko guilty of trying to bribe the ex-head of the State Reconstruction Agency, Mustafa Nayem. Odarchenko tried to give a bribe in bitcoins, for which the court sentenced him to eight years in prison. This is the first time that anti-corruption authorities have recorded a bribe in cryptocurrency. This was reported by the human rights organization Transparency International Ukraine. Odarchenko’s defense argued that”, — write on: ua.news
The higher anti-corruption court found People’s Deputy Andrii Odarchenko guilty of trying to bribe the ex-head of the State Reconstruction Agency, Mustafa Nayem. Odarchenko tried to give a bribe in bitcoins, for which the court sentenced him to eight years in prison. This is the first time that anti-corruption authorities have recorded a bribe in cryptocurrency.
This was reported by the human rights organization Transparency International Ukraine.
Odarchenko’s defense argued that without Nayem’s provocation, the crime would not have occurred, pointing out that he was allegedly forced to offer a bribe because Nayem convinced him that without it the money would not be allocated. Odarchenko admitted that he offered the bribe, but said that it happened under pressure. The defense asked for his acquittal, pointing out the lack of proper evidence of the crime.
However, the prosecutor noted that Odarchenko announced the provocation only after leaving Ukraine. According to her, the recordings of conversations between him and Nayem do not contain signs of provocation, and Odarchenko himself offered a bribe several times. The indictment demanded 10 years of imprisonment for Odarchenko with confiscation of property and a ban on holding certain positions.
Earlier we wrote that People’s Deputy of Ukraine Artem Dmytruk, who was declared internationally wanted, gave an interview to the Russian propaganda media RT.
We will also remind you that the law enforcement officers referred the case of the former People’s Deputy-developer to the court. He is accused of embezzling more than 160 million hryvnias from the bank. According to media reports, we are talking about former People’s Deputy Serhiy Skuratovsky from the Radical Party.
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