Appeal Court Upheld In-Absentia Arrest of Shchyhol Case Figure
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has left Zoya Perepelitsa under arrest in absentia. NABU and SAPO suspect her of involvement in the case of embezzlement of over UAH 62 million during the procurement of the State Special Communications Service , where one of the defendants is the former head of the service, Yuriy Shchyhol.
As is known, the anti-corruption court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for the suspect Perepelitsa. Her defense attorney filed an appeal against this decision.
The appeal of the suspect's defense lawyer (Perepelitsa - ed.) shall be dismissed. The ruling of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court of September 24, 2025 shall be left unchanged. The ruling is final, enters into force from the moment of its announcement and is not subject to appeal in cassation.
Yuriy Shchyhol and Viktor Zhora are suspects in the EBK database.
As a reminder, NABU and SAPO reported suspicions to the head of the State Service for Special Communications Yuriy Shchyhol, his deputy and others of embezzlement of state funds in the amount of over 62 million UAH. According to the investigation, in 2020, the owner of a group of companies, in collusion with the leadership of the State Service for Special Communications, developed a scheme to embezzle budget funds allocated for the purchase of equipment and software. For this purpose, two controlled companies were involved, and the purchase was classified in order to avoid open bidding and ensure their victory. With these companies, the state enterprise subordinate to the State Service for Special Communications concluded contracts for the supply of relevant software and services and transferred funds in the amount of over 285 million UAH in 2021-2022.
However, the real cost of the software that the companies purchased from a foreign manufacturer was UAH 223 million, and the difference of over UAH 62 million was taken by the participants in the crime. These funds were transferred to the accounts of controlled companies abroad for the purpose of legalization and distribution among members of the organized group.
We also reported that the HACC increased the bail of the former mayor of Odessa to UAH 42 million.
