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Head of the State Bureau of Investigation Oleksii Sukhachov commented for the first time on the report by "Slidstvo.Info" and the Anti-Corruption Center (ACC) about 143 real estate properties that his biological brother, Oleksandr, received in Kharkiv. The conversation with Sukhachov took place on a sports ground in Kyiv in the morning of 8 October, "Slidstvo.Info" reported.
The journalist approached Sukhachov and asked how his brother managed to obtain apartments in Kharkiv at such low prices. In July the outlet reported details of the investigation into this real estate.
The investigator noted that the head of the SBI did not respond to requests for comment.
"First, you are entering my personal space right now, I am exercising. Second, this is my brother's life. The information does not correspond to reality at all," Sukhachov said.
The men standing near him, likely security, tried to prevent filming, insisting they could not be recorded and that they were law enforcement officers. The journalist replied that he was in a public place and was recording not them but a public figure.
When asked again to clarify the situation, the head of the SBI accused the investigator of ruining his mood and sarcastically thanked him for it.
"You ruined my whole workout, my work mood… Contact my brother, what do I have to do with this?" Sukhachov said before leaving the playground. He did not answer when asked which brother he meant. "Slidstvo.Info" published the video on Facebook.
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