The High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the confiscation of property belonging to the family of Taras Poliienko, the Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Kyiv, deeming his assets unjustified. By the court’s decision, the state will receive the value of a two-story penthouse with a total area of 220 square meters in the business-class residential complex “Zarichnyi” in Kyiv. Specifically, 3.6 million UAH has been seized as the assessed value of the housing and 4.9 million UAH obtained from the sale of the property, as well as two parking spaces located in the same complex.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Court Decision and Reactions from the Parties
The panel of judges, led by Serhii Moisak, issued this decision on November 19. During the hearing, Taras Poliienko and his relatives were absent, and their lawyer refrained from making comments. Poliienko himself also declined to discuss the situation over the phone, stating only: “We’ll see, thank you.”
Oleg Makar, a prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, explained that once the decision becomes legally binding, it may serve as grounds for the dismissal of Taras Poliienko in accordance with the requirements of anti-corruption legislation.
“When the decision takes legal effect, following its possible review by the Appeals Chamber of VAKS, Taras Poliienko will be subject to dismissal – in accordance with the norms of the Civil Procedure Code and the Law of Ukraine on ‘Prevention of Corruption’.”
According to part 65 of the law on ‘Prevention of Corruption’, if the court finds the assets unjustified and seizes them for the state, the official is subject to dismissal in the established manner. The court’s decision must be sent to the head who is authorized to make personnel decisions regarding dismissals.
Investigation and Details of Property Origin
In September 2024, journalists discovered that the apartments where Taras Poliienko lived with his family were officially registered in the name of his mother-in-law, Valentyna Tkachenko. According to tax information, she declared only 100 UAH in income throughout her lifetime, and her pension since 2014 has been approximately 3,000 UAH per month. Tkachenko’s husband, Poliienko’s father-in-law, had an official income of about 350,000 UAH, excluding his pension. Thus, the combined income of the relatives was insufficient to purchase the apartments and property in the “Zarichnyi” complex.
Additionally, the mother-in-law owned two parking spaces, where journalists recorded vehicles, including a Mercedes S-Class, which Poliienko himself used but did not declare, explaining that he only used the car “occasionally.”
In comments, Poliienko stated that he was unaware of the circumstances surrounding the apartment purchase, while his wife attributed the source of funds to her mother’s flower-selling business. She also mentioned that the family owned a “Volga” car, which she claimed was worth as much as a residential apartment in Kyiv.
Following the release of the journalistic investigation, the apartments were sold by Valentyna Tkachenko for 8.3 million UAH, significantly exceeding the initial value of the housing. This fact became grounds for further actions by prosecutors, who approached VAKS with materials from the NACP.
During the court proceedings, Poliienko’s relatives explained their income as earnings from flower sales and the resale of minibuses, although these figures were not confirmed by tax records. It was also noted that in 2020 they made only the initial payment for the apartments, and subsequent payments were not made for about four years, as the developer did not contact them. To renovate the penthouse, the family borrowed 1.5 million UAH from an acquaintance businessman at “zero percent” interest.