Kyiv Official Accused of Negligence Costing UAH 63M

Kyiv police say that an official of the Kyiv City State Administration has been charged with official negligence, which led to 63 million hryvnia in losses.

It is noted that due to the improper performance of official duties by a municipal property official, the buildings of the covered pedestrian gallery - an elevated passage from the Central Railway Station - were illegally alienated. As a result, the capital's community suffered particularly large losses.

According to the case materials, the head of one of the departments of the Kyiv City State Administration, in compliance with the court decision, signed a real estate purchase and sale agreement with a private entity in accordance with the requirements of the law "On the privatization of small state-owned enterprises (small privatization)."

At the same time, law enforcement officials claim that the commercial structure performed work for an amount that is less than 25% of the total cost of the facility. Also, the figures in the acts regarding the volume and cost of the work performed by the contractor did not correspond to the real ones. However, the company went to court to exercise its right to privatization and the court satisfied their claim, the police noted.

Later, under the guise of implementing the court decision to conclude an agreement, the cost of the building of the covered pedestrian gallery - an elevated passage from the Central Railway Station of Kyiv to the high-speed tram tracks, was artificially understated and illegally alienated from municipal property to private property.

It is noted that the head of one of the departments of the Kyiv City State Administration did not file an appeal against the court decision and signed the privatization order and the purchase and sale agreement. As a result of such actions, the city community suffered losses of 63 million hryvnias.

The head of one of the departments of the Kyiv City State Administration was informed of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 367 (official negligence) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He was also served with a petition for the election of a preventive measure. The sanction of the article incriminated to the official provides for a penalty of imprisonment for up to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.

We also previously wrote that the Director of the Department of Environmental Protection and Climate Change Adaptation of the Kyiv City State Administration, Oleksandr Vozny, was reported on suspicion of receiving a bribe.

In addition, law enforcement officers uncovered a large-scale scam involving the purchase of military uniforms. Suspicions were raised against a former advisor to the Ministry of Defense, a former People's Deputy, and his son .