Oleg Valendyuk. Dusty Skeletons from the Closet of a Silent SBU Officer. Part 1
The Ukrainian president continues to surprise the country with his personnel reshuffles. On July 31, the notorious, under-luded prosecutor Oleh Valendyuk was appointed to a senior position in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). But the fact that yet another Vinnytsia fixer had landed a cushy job only outraged the public. And even then, it was short-lived; anyone who objected to this arrangement was silenced.
Ultimately, despite all the legal violations, Valendyuk remains in his new position and works according to his favorite principle: "The slower you go, the better." Two months have passed since his appointment, and the newly appointed head of the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region remains as quiet as a mouse. However, this doesn't mean he isn't accomplishing "great things . "
A TWO-METRE PROSECUTOR IN A DIRTY UNIFORM
Oleh Valendyuk's biography is full of dark spots and unexpected twists. These are connected not only to the Yanukovych era but also to Poroshenko's years in power . A closer look at his official biography reveals that someone was pushing Valendyuk's way through his entire life. Who? We'll find out.
Oleg Valendyuk. Dusty Skeletons from the Closet of a Silent SBU Officer. Part 1
Oleg Sergeyevich Valendyuk was born on April 30, 1974, in Vinnytsia. In 2000, he graduated from the Yaroslav the Wise National Law Academy of Ukraine.
Our hero's career in law enforcement began in 1998, when he took the prosecutor's chair in the General Oversight Department of the Vinnytsia Oblast Prosecutor's Office. He subsequently held the positions of senior prosecutor and department head in the regional prosecutor's office. And right up until 2004, Valendyuk calmly shuffled papers from one pile to another.
His first career leap came during Viktor Yushchenko's presidency. In 2004, Valendyuk became deputy head of the Main Department for Representation in Court, Protection of Citizens' and the State's Interests in the Enforcement of Court Decisions of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine. Essentially, he was appointed a fixer.
From March 25, 2008 to February 22, 2014, our hero served as Deputy Head of the Main Department for Representation in Court, Protection of Citizens' and the State's Interests in the Enforcement of Court Decisions—Head of the Department for Representation of Citizens' and the State's Interests in the Supreme Court of Ukraine and Higher Specialized Courts of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine. Incidentally, in 2009, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko awarded Oleh Valendyuk the rank of State Justice Counselor, 3rd Class, and during the Maidan protests Victor Pshonka awarded the prosecutor a bonus for his efforts (more on that later).
During Ukraine's most turbulent period, the prosecutor managed to avoid lustration, and from May to July 2014, Oleh Valendyuk served as Deputy Prosecutor of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On July 15, 2014, our hero was promoted, and by fate's will, he became First Deputy Prosecutor of Kyiv, and from March 25, 2015, to July 6, 2016, he served as Acting Prosecutor of Kyiv.
(information on the speaker: Vitaliy Kupriy. Kolomoisky's savka received an order to eliminate Poroshenko )
In 2016, Oleh Valendyuk attempted to leap even higher, applying for the positions of Director of the State Bureau of Investigation, First Deputy Director, and Deputy Director of the State Bureau of Investigation. But he ultimately failed to appear for the selection process. Why? The fact is that the President of Ukraine personally rejected Valendyuk and appointed him First Deputy Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. At first glance, Valendyuk received a sham position, but in reality, he became the head of all smuggling flows from and to the occupied territory.
After the "contrabass" operation became less profitable, Valendyuk was quietly appointed to the position of Deputy Head of the Department for Supporting the Activities of the Prosecutor General's Office (January 2017). Also secretly, in late 2017 and early 2018, Valendyuk, who had neither special knowledge nor experience, received a new appointment: Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. During this same period, he again sought to join the State Bureau of Investigation.
He is also a candidate for the position of director of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) territorial office in Kyiv. Incidentally, the information Oleg Sergeyevich submitted for the SBI competition indicated that he had been relieved of his duties in the prosecutor's office due to his acceptance into military service under a contract. As we previously noted, on July 31, 2018, Petro Poroshenko appointed Valendyuk as head of the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
Regarding the prosecutor's marital status, he is officially single. However, Skelet.Org has information that Valendyuk has a son.
The prosecutor's mother is a retired millionaire, and his father is an entrepreneur. Valendyuk's brother once profited by liquidating the oligarch Konstantin Zhevago's Finance and Credit bank.
ARE FINANCES SINGING ROMANCES?
Officially, Oleh Valendyuk is a homeless person, homeless and living under the open sky on his salary alone. In reality, Poroshenko's protégé is one of Ukraine's richest prosecutors.
Between 2014 and 2017, Oleg Valendyuk declared a salary of UAH 982,6, which he received in various positions in the prosecutor's office.
In 2014, Oleh Valendyuk earned 271,1 hryvnias as Kyiv's First Deputy Prosecutor. He had no cash.
In 2015, as First Deputy Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Valendyuk declared an income of 322,7 hryvnias. At that time, Valendyuk had $32 and €10 in cash on hand.
In 2016, Valendyuk earned UAH 283,9 in the same position. At that time, the prosecutor's cash balance amounted to $26 and €10.
In 2017, Valendyuk did not file a full tax return. He only indicated that as deputy head of the department in the Prosecutor General's Office's Department for Supporting the Activities of the Prosecutor General's Office, he earned 104,9 hryvnias.
The prosecutor doesn't own his own home or car. Valendyuk only owns 16,7% of a 102,9-square-meter apartment in Vinnytsia. Meanwhile, since 2015, he has declared a 150,9-square-meter apartment in Kyiv as "other property." It's also unclear who allows the prosecutor to live rent-free in Ukraine's capital, as he doesn't pay rent.
Valendyuk has only two watches of value: a German A. Lange & Sohne watch purchased on January 1, 2009 (average cost of about 20 thousand euros) and a Swiss Roger Dubuis watch purchased on January 1, 2012 (average cost of about 25 thousand dollars).
What's interesting about Valendyuk's declaration is that his income doesn't match his expenses or cash amounts. It appears the prosecutor saved for a rainy day and spent more on watches than he'd earned over several years. How is this possible? Perhaps only our hero can answer this question.
The prosecutor's brother, Vladislav Valendyuk, deserves special mention. In 2015, he declared a salary of UAH 327,9 and interest on a deposit of UAH 26,1; in 2016, a salary of UAH 861 and interest on a deposit of UAH 27; and in 2017, a salary of UAH 302,5 and interest on a deposit of UAH 11,3. As for cash, in 2017, he had $30, €12, and UAH 148 on hand, and UAH 177,9 in the bank. The prosecutor's brother also owns 16,7% of an apartment in Vinnytsia. From all of the above, only one conclusion can be drawn: the Valendyuk brothers are raking in the dough, while at the same time pretending to be poor.
Our hero's mother is a sort of power broker in his financial history. Retired millionaire Larisa Valendyuk lives a comfortable life. In 2017, she managed to save 10 million hryvnias from her pension and use it to purchase luxury real estate in the Ukrainian capital.
Today, the pensioner owns two apartments (including a four-room apartment) in one of the most expensive residential complexes in Kyiv, Central Park, and a parking space there.
Furthermore, since 2012, the prosecutor's mother has owned a 2012 Toyota RAV4. The car costs approximately $27.
Incidentally, in 2011, Larisa Pimonovna was a co-founder of MOVA-LTD LLC and was also listed as a co-founder of Prod-mova LLC. In fact, her son, a prosecutor, was in charge of both companies.
Valeria Romanova, for Skelet.Org
CONTINUED: Oleg Valendyuk. Dusty Skeletons from the Closet of a Silent SBU Officer. PART 2
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