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🚫 Instead of prison for a bribe — just a fine
⚖️ The Lutsk City District Court found former deputy head of the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Lutsk City Council Vitaliy Strilchuk guilty of bribery. He demanded 30 thousand dollars from a businessman in exchange for assistance in obtaining a conclusion necessary for developing the deposit. For this, the official was sentenced to a fine of 1,36 million UAH.
2 In February, Vitaliy Strilchuk, through an intermediary, informed the director of LLC “Richtrans Lutsk” that for 30 thousand dollars he could influence the decisions of officials of the archaeological service of Ukraine.
It concerned the preparation and issuance of documents based on the results of archaeological research, necessary for the subsequent processing of permits to develop the Kryzhivske sand deposit in Lutsk district.
24 In April, during a personal meeting, Strilchuk again reminded the company director about the need to hand over the agreed sum.
30 In April he received 29,9 thousand dollars through an intermediary. The transfer of money took place under the control of law enforcement officers.
At trial, Vitaliy Strilchuk fully admitted his guilt.
Judge Ihor Yaselsky found Strilchuk guilty under part 2 of article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (accepting an undue benefit for influencing the decision of an authorized person) and sentenced him to a fine of 1,36 million UAH. The verdict can still be appealed in the appellate court.
📌 Vitaliy Strilchuk was head of the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Department of Culture of the Volyn Regional State Administration. In 2023 he was appointed deputy head of the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Lutsk City Council, and in May 2026 he resigned from the city council.
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