VAKS confirmed that transferring money to private funds cannot be considered direct assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The High Anticorruption Court (HACC) stated that transferring money to private charitable funds cannot be equated with automatic assistance to the Armed Forces. This is how the court explained its refusal to approve an agreement with deputy Oleksandr Kachny in the case of illicit enrichment. Under its terms, he was supposed to transfer 3 million UAH to support the Defense Forces through a charitable foundation.

HACC spokesperson Judge Inna Serdyukova explained: the money was offered to be transferred to the account of a private fund, and not directly to the Armed Forces.

"The court held that the transfer of 3 million UAH to the charitable foundation’s account cannot automatically be equated with direct support to the Armed Forces, and the subsequent use of these funds falls outside the court’s and the parties’ control," said Serdyukova.

According to her, the court examined the proposed agreement for compliance with applicable law and the possibility of its approval. "The court refused to approve the stated agreement… The ruling has entered into force and, according to the law, is not subject to appeal," emphasized Judge Inna Serdyukova, HACC spokesperson.

Serdyukova reminded that, under the law, the SAP must respect the independence of the court and not cast doubt on court decisions outside the procedure for appealing them.

She also urged refraining from public assessments that could create in the public a false impression about the content and motives of court decisions.