Ex-head of the SBU department under suspicion: NACP detected illegal enrichment worth over UAH 27.7 million
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAC) found signs of a criminal offense in the actions of the former head of the Department of Economic Support of the Security Service of Ukraine. It is about illegal enrichment in the amount of more than UAH 27.7 million. About this reported press service of the NAKC.
As writes “Word and deed” refers to the ex-head of the Department of Economic Support of the SBU, Oleksandr Provotorov.
According to the NAZK, the former official, members of his family and acquaintances own property, the legal origin of which they could not explain. It is reported that the income of the official, his family and related persons was not sufficient to purchase these assets.
NAZK established that the official, members of his family and an acquaintance acquired unsubstantiated assets, namely:
USD 70,000 in cash seized by the law enforcement agency. USA and 40,000 euros;
an apartment in Kyiv worth more than UAH 4.4 million, registered to a related person;
Mitsubishi I200 car, 2019, worth UAH 860,000;
car Toyota RAV-4 Hybrid, 2021 worth more than UAH 1.1 million;
Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2011, worth UAH 500,000;
Volvo XC90 car, 2021 worth more than UAH 1.6 million;
Tesla Model X car, 2018 worth UAH 500,000;
5 real estate objects, 4 of which are located in the Pechersk district of the city of Kyiv for a total amount of over UAH 13.8 million;
several plots of land in the Zaporizhia and Kyiv regions for a total of 235 thousand UAH.
It was also established that in 2021-2022, more than 1.1 million UAH were credited to the bank accounts of the ex-officer’s son, of which more than 842 thousand UAH were deposited in cash. The source of these funds is not confirmed by official revenues. NAZC handed over the collected materials to the Prosecutor General’s Office for further pre-trial investigation and possible criminal prosecution of the perpetrator.
The former official and his alleged accomplice, who previously worked under his leadership, were suspected of committing crimes under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In particular, it is about Art. 191 (appropriation or waste of property by abuse of official position) and Art. 114-1 (obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations). The suspects are charged with actions that violate the law and undermine the country’s defense capabilities. The investigation in this case is ongoing.
