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The Director of the State Bureau of Investigation Oleksiy Sukhachov refused to explain to the journalist from Slidstvo.Info the origin of the 143 apartments and office premises which, according to investigators, belong to his brother. During the conversation, Sukhachov denied the journalists' information, stated that it did not correspond to reality, and suggested contacting his relative directly. According to journalists, during the exchange the head of the SBI’s security pushed a media representative.
“This is my brother’s life. The information does not correspond to reality at all. You have spoiled my training, my working mood. Contact my brother, what am I here for?” Oleksiy Sukhachov said in response to a question about the real estate. He did not provide details about the acquisition of the objects, their cost, or the sources of funding for the transactions discussed in the investigation. According to journalists, Oleksiy Sukhachov’s brother bought apartments in Kharkiv at prices ranging from 24 thousand to 49 thousand UAH per object. The material generally mentions 143 apartments and office premises. At the same time, the provided information does not detail how many apartments and commercial premises are included in this number, in which years the purchases took place, and at which addresses the objects are located. In the conversation with the journalist, Oleksiy Sukhachov did not explain whether he checked the circumstances of his brother’s property purchases and whether he knew the sources of funds for these transactions. The SBI head also did not provide his own data that could confirm or refute the number of objects and the prices cited by journalists. His response boiled down to denying the cited information and asserting that the property concerns his relative’s private life. The mere fact of a family connection does not indicate involvement of the official in purchasing real estate or violation of the law. To establish the circumstances of the deals, data are needed on the property owners, dates of property registration, contractual prices, and the origins of the funds. In the materials provided for preparation for this piece, such documents are not available, so it is impossible to independently confirm the circumstances of purchasing 143 objects based on the data given.
Another episode of the conversation was the behavior of the SBI director’s security. According to journalists, the guards pushed the representative of Slidstvo.Info during the conversation with Sukhachov. The information provided for preparation of the material does not contain any details about whether the journalist filed a complaint with law enforcement regarding this incident, whether a check of the guards’ actions was conducted, or whether the guards or SBI representatives received requests to comment on the situation. Oleksiy Sukhachov heads the State Bureau of Investigation — a law enforcement body that investigates defined by law criminal offenses, including those that may involve officials. The question of property of close relatives of state officials may be of public interest if there are data allowing verification of the origins of assets or possible links to the official’s activities. At the same time, information about a relative’s real estate by itself does not prove illegal origin of property or use of official position. In response to the journalist, Oleksiy Sukhachov did not say whether he is willing to provide additional explanations or documents regarding the disclosed data. Also in the provided information there is no confirmation that the director’s brother replied to the journalists’ inquiry or explained by what funds he purchased the real estate in Kharkiv. There is no information about official results of checks concerning the value of the objects or the legality of the transactions. Thus, the key circumstances raised in the investigation remain unexplained within the described conversation: there is no documentary confirmation of the number of objects, complete information on their value and sources of funding. Oleksiy Sukhachov denied the journalists’ statements but did not provide concrete data to support his position. Information about possible violations cannot be considered proven without documents and the results of proper checks.
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