This is reported by Kyiv24
A member of the Kyiv City Council is suspected of illegally seizing funds from the territorial community and committing official forgery during the privatization of a municipal property.
Essence of the Criminal Proceedings
Law enforcement agencies in Kyiv have reported suspicions against a council member who previously headed a charitable foundation. It has been established that the charity organization rented a non-residential premises with an area of 168 square meters on Akademika Hlushkova Street. The rental agreement included the right to further privatize this property.
During the renovation work in the premises, so-called “indispensable improvements” were made. However, according to the investigation, the reported documentation significantly inflated the cost of these works. As a result, during the privatization, the tenant was deducted 300,000 hryvnias from the total value of the property, which was documented as “excessive expenses.”
Criminal Qualification and Consequences
According to the prosecutor’s office, these actions resulted in a shortfall of 300,000 hryvnias to the budget of the city of Kyiv. Investigators have classified the actions of the council member under part 3 of Article 190 (fraud) and part 1 of Article 366 (official forgery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
“Prosecutors of the Solomiansky District Prosecutor’s Office of Kyiv have reported suspicions against a member of the Kyiv City Council of the ninth convocation for the fact of seizing money from the territorial community through fraud during the privatization of municipal property,” the statement reads.
The investigation is ongoing, and the council member faces liability under the current legislation of Ukraine.