The head of the Our Land party was arrested in Kyiv for accepting a $2,5 million bribe, according to a source.
The SBU detained the head of the Nash Krai party on suspicion of extorting a $2,5 million bribe for a place on the party list for the next Verkhovna Rada elections.
About it Ukrainian News said a law enforcement source.
However, the source did not specify the name of the party leader.
According to public information, the party leaders are Alexander Mazurchak, Sergei Shakhov and Anton Kisse (both are members of the Verkhovna Rada).
According to the SBU press service, the head of one of the political parties and the head of its territorial organization decided to "prepare" for the next parliamentary elections in advance and sell a supposedly "passable" spot on their list.
They valued their services at $2,5 million.
For this purpose, a special route for advancement up the political ladder was developed: joining the party, becoming the head of a district branch.
"Subsequently, for a fee, they even agreed to appoint a person as an advisor to the head of Kyivvodokanal PJSC—to successfully launch a political career," the SBU reports.
The funds were to be transferred to the suspects according to a schedule drawn up by the party leader.
The amount of the first tranche was $50 thousand.
Law enforcement officers detained the suspects red-handed during the broadcast of the first part.
The issue of notifying the defendants of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is being decided:
▪️ Part 3 of Article 369-2 (acceptance of an offer, promise, or receipt of an unlawful benefit for oneself or a third party in order to influence the decision-making of a person authorized to perform state or local government functions, coupled with a demand for such a benefit)
▪️ Part 4 of Article 190 (fraud committed on an especially large scale or by an organized group).
The illegal activity was exposed by SBU officers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, together with National Police investigators.
As Ukrainian News reported, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) notified Verkhovna Rada deputy Serhiy Shakhov (Dovira group) of suspicion of failing to declare 59,5 million hryvnias.
In turn, the Prosecutor General’s Office reports the following:
In addition to a seat in parliament, the 2,5 million bribe secured for their "client"—an entrepreneur—a position as an advisor to the head of the board of Kyivvodokanal.
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