VAKS Arrested Colonel of TCK's Assets Worth 7,4 Million Hryvnias: What He Is Suspected Of

Registration of property in the names of close relatives does not exempt public servants from the obligation to prove the legality of the origin of family wealth. In case of discrepancies between official income and expenses, civil confiscation and seizure of assets by the court threaten the officials.

Confiscation of unsubstantiated assets of the colonel of the Lviv Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCRC)

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has filed a suit with the High Anti-Corruption Court to recognize the assets of the former deputy head of the Lviv regional TCRC as unfounded. Earlier, his declaration noted the absence of property registered to relatives. This was reported by the press service of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention.

It is known that the case concerns Colonel Drapinsky. In May he left service due to an established disability. Interestingly, after the initiation of proceedings against him for declaring false information, he worked at the TCRC for another 9 months. These data were provided at the meeting of the temporary inquiry commission by the then head of the Lviv regional TCRC.

NAZK conducted monitoring of the lifestyle of the ex-official, after which the court imposed a seizure on some of his property with a total value of over 7,4 million hryvnias.

The Drapinsky case arose from the acquisition of wealth during the period from 2021 to 2023 years that did not correspond to his officially declared income. In order to conceal ownership, the property was registered in the names of close relatives:

In the father of the former official, a Mercedes-Benz GL 350 CDI was registered. To his sister — a Nissan Juke. And the land plot and house were registered to the mother of his wife.

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Legal mechanism of proof and the civil confiscation algorithm

The Institute of Civil Confiscation is regulated by the Civil Procedural Code of Ukraine and provides for the seizure of unfounded assets to the state without a criminal conviction. The procedure of verification and bringing to responsibility has a clear legal algorithm: .

NAZK compares the official incomes of the declarant and family members with actual expenditures and acquired property. Then prosecutors from SAP and investigators from DBR get involved, recording facts of direct use of property and vehicles.

It was established that the vehicles in fact were used by the former official himself and his wife. At the same time, the analysis of the declarant's and family members' incomes and expenditures indicates a lack of sufficient legal income to purchase the stated property,

— as determined by NAZK experts.

The court analyzes whether sham individuals had lawful sources of income to purchase expensive real estate or cars.

Warnings and risks for public servants

Inability to prove the legality of sources of funds entails loss of property through confiscation in favor of the state. In addition, detecting discrepancies during financial monitoring is grounds for dismissal and opening proceedings under articles on illegal enrichment or providing false information in a declaration.

Recall that there was already a case where the court recovered 4,35 million hryvnias from the former minister of agrarian policy Vitaliy Kovaly. An analysis of finances showed that the official's mother-in-law, who allegedly owned a dwelling over 170 square meters, physically did not have the necessary income to make such a large purchase.