Investigation as of submitting false data to e-declarations by NACP ex-official completed

The Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor`s Office (SAPO) completed pre-trial investigation as of the facts of submitting false data to e-declarations for more than 544.39 thousand UAH by an ex-official of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention.

On November 12, 2019, the abovementioned official and her defense had been granted with access to the materials of the investigation. After that, an indictment will be sent to court.

The investigation revealed that the mentioned ex-official did not submit data on using car in 2016.

Mother of her husband purchased this car in 2016 for 544.39 thousand UAH.

As of December 31, 2016, the car was in constant use by ex-official of NACP and her husband. According to law, this fact had to be submitted in e-declaration for 2016.

On October 28, 2019, the NABU Detectives gave a notice of suspicion to the official of allegedly committing a crime under Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Submitting false data to e-declaration). The NABU Detectives started a pre-trial investigation as of the abovementioned facts in October 2017.

According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine a person is considered not-guilty in commission of crime and cannot be a subject to criminal punishment, until he or she is found guilty by the court.