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Debates have begun in the case against a member of parliament accused of receiving an improper benefit
19 August 2026, in the High Anti-Corruption Court there was another hearing in the case concerning a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the IX convocation, who is accused together with another person of receiving an improper benefit and of soliciting its provision.
At the court hearing the SAP prosecutor delivered closing arguments. In his speech he emphasized the completeness of the collected evidence, as well as important aspects of certain materials in the case. Concluding his address, the prosecutor asked the court to find the person guilty of the crimes provided for in Part 4 of Art. 368, Part 4 of Art. 27, Part 4 of Art. 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and to sentence him to 11 years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold positions related to the performance of state or local government functions for a term of three years and with confiscation of property.
The next court hearing is scheduled for 21.08.2026 at 10:00.
Details of the case:
During the pre-trial investigation it was established that the People's Deputy, in a veiled form, asked to be provided, through an intermediary, with 13 thousand US dollars in improper benefit for submitting proposals to the draft law "On Waste Management" and 200 thousand US dollars to bribe members of the relevant Committee to vote for the proposals he submitted.
In mid‑August 2020 law enforcement officers recorded the fact of the transfer and receipt by the deputy, through an intermediary, of the first part of the agreed funds.
The transfer of the second part of the funds was planned for 26–27 August 2020. However, further execution of the special operation was halted.
The intermediary in the transfer of the improper benefit (the deputy's unofficial aide) was notified of suspicion on 10 September 2020, the deputy — on 17 September 2020.
The indictment in the case was sent to the court back in August 2021. Since then the case has been under consideration by the court.
More about the case at: https://cutt.ly/0tJkvY1P.
📌According to part one of Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subject to criminal punishment until their guilt has been proven in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict.
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