Ex-Frankivsk regional prosecutor suspected of bribery
NABU and SAPO reported suspicion of bribery to the former head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, Roman Khyma. The head of one of the departments of this prosecutor's office was also suspected of bribery.
As reported by NABU, the prosecutor of Ivano-Frankivsk region and his subordinate demanded and received improper benefits from companies for not bringing their employees to criminal liability and closing criminal proceedings.
According to the investigation, in 2021, prosecutors demanded $100,000 in exchange for making decisions in the interests of officials of the state-owned enterprise and a private company that seized the property of this state-owned enterprise. In particular, they promised to ensure the closure of the case of seizure and non-prosecution of the perpetrators. After receiving the money, the case was closed.
In addition, the suspects organized a scheme to systematically obtain illegal benefits from a private company that was building roads in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
During 2019-2021, the company signed contracts worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias, of which, at the request of prosecutors, it was supposed to pay them 3%. In return, officials promised not to take measures regarding possible violations during the work
In November-December 2021, the attackers received part of the agreed amount.
NABU and SAPO are investigating the case under the article on bribery on a large scale (Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). All those involved are being identified. According to journalist Oleg Novikov, suspicion fell on the former head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Prosecutor's Office, Roman Khyma. In 2024, searches were conducted in his office, after which he resigned. Roman Khyma headed the regional prosecutor's office since 2020.
We also wrote earlier that the Prosecutor General has appointed an official investigation into the purchase of elite real estate in Bukovel by relatives of regional prosecutors. Among them are the head of the Volyn Regional Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Synyuk, prosecutor of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Mykhaylyn, and head of the Left Bank District Prosecutor's Office of the Dnipro Region, Oleksandr Chechytko.
We also wrote that the capital's law enforcement officers completed the investigation and submitted to the court the case materials regarding the lawyer, who is suspected of corruption and ammunition storage. According to the investigation, instead of providing legal assistance, the lawyer offered the client $25,000 to negotiate his removal from military service.
