On 24 July 2024, the High Anti-Corruption Court granted in part the claim of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office for the recognition of property amounting to UAH 7 million bought by the Deputy Head of a department of the State Bureau of Investigation’s office and his wife, a prosecutor, as unjustified and their confiscation in favour of the state.
The court ruled that the property was groundless and ordered its transfer to the state:
–An apartment in Kyiv, acquired in early 2020 for almost UAH 3.8 million and registrated to the defendant’s grandmother
-A car parking spot owned in the same period for UAH 0.7 million and registered under the name of the defendant’s aunt.
The court also found another asset, an apartment in the Kyiv city registered in the defendant’s aunt, valued at almost UAH 2.8 million as of the date of purchase in 2022, also partially groundless.
In this regard, it was decided to hold the defendants liable for over UAH 2.5 million in favour of the state for the value of the questionable asset.
The claim was initiated on the evidence of the #NAPC and materials obtained by the prosecutor in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.
The ruling may be appealed to the Appellate Panel of the HACC within 30 days from the date of its proclamation.