Apartments worth 21,6 million hryvnias and suspicions of illicit enrichment: the Vityuk case will remain in VAKS

The Appeals Chamber of the Specialized Anti-C Criminal Court (VAKS) considered the defense counsel for the former head of the SBU's Cyber Defense Department, Ilya Vityuk, regarding a change of jurisdiction in the case.

This is reported by the Center for Political and Legal Reform.

The court decided to leave the case with VAKS.

The defense attorney asked to transfer the case to Solomianskyi Court in Kyiv, claiming that at the time of the alleged incidents Vityuk did not belong to VAKS's jurisdiction.

He argued that only the most recent alleged episode was committed while he held the rank of brigadier general of the SBU.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Specialized Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office opposed the transfer of the case and provided the court with written objections.

Ultimately, the Appeal left the case with VAKS, which will finally be able to proceed with the preparatory hearing.

The last preparatory hearing was in September, but it was postponed pending a decision on jurisdiction.

As a reminder, the SAP and NABU accuse the high-ranking SBU official Vityuk of illicit enrichment and making a false declaration.

According to the investigation, Vityuk bought an apartment in Kyiv for 21,6 million hryvnias and registered it in his wife’s name. At the same time, under the agreement its value is 12,8 million hryvnias.