The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has appealed to President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Security Service of Ukraine, urging them to impose sanctions against Yuriy Ivanyushchenko, a former member of parliament from the banned Party of Regions, who is involved in a case regarding land fraud in the “Stolichny” market.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Justification for the Need for Sanctions
NABU states that the investigation has revealed the suspect’s stable financial ties with the aggressor state. In particular, investigators found that companies linked to Ivanyushchenko continued operations in temporarily occupied territories and in the Russian Federation, paying taxes to the Russian budget. It was also discovered that he used a Russian passport and interacted with individuals involved in financing illegal armed formations and the occupying authorities of the aggressor state.
“During the investigation, detectives uncovered stable financial ties between the suspect and the aggressor state. Specifically, facts were established regarding the operation of companies linked to the suspect in temporarily occupied territories and in the territory of the Russian Federation, which paid taxes to the Russian budget. It was also established that the suspect used a Russian passport and had connections with individuals involved in financing armed formations and the occupying authorities of the aggressor state,” NABU reports.
Details of the Investigation and Previous Sanctions
The project “Schemes” previously clarified that NABU is searching for Ivanyushchenko in a case regarding the possible legalization of state lands near Kyiv worth over 160 million hryvnias. In 2004, he received a Russian citizen passport in Rostov-on-Don. At least twice—in 2017 and 2021—Ivanyushchenko used Russian passports to visit Russia.
Yuriy Ivanyushchenko, also known as “Yura Yenakiyevskiy,” was a business partner of former President Viktor Yanukovych and left Ukraine after the Revolution of Dignity. He has been involved in criminal proceedings regarding the embezzlement of state property, illegal enrichment, and complicity in crimes, which led to him being wanted. In 2017, EU sanctions against Ivanyushchenko were lifted after the closure of proceedings in Ukraine, and he was subsequently removed from the wanted list. However, in 2019, the Prosecutor General’s Office reopened criminal proceedings against him.
In May 2022, the Swiss authorities initiated the procedure for the confiscation of Ivanyushchenko’s assets worth over 100 million Swiss francs.