HACC Closes Part of Holovko’s Case

The High Anti-Corruption Court has closed part of the criminal proceedings against former Ternopil Regional Council Chairman Mykhailo Golovko for false declarations. This concerns the episode of filling out the declaration for 2023.

Defense attorney Golovka requested that the case be closed in terms of the declaration for 2023, since on July 17, a law entered into force that increased the threshold for criminal liability for committing an offense under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine from 500 to 750 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons.

To grant the defense attorney's motion to close the criminal proceedings in part. To close the criminal proceedings in part of the accusation (Head – ed.) of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on the basis of Clause 4-1 of Part 1 of Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, due to the invalidity of the law establishing the criminal illegality of the act. To continue the trial of the criminal proceedings in part of the accusation (Head – ed.) of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine

Mykhailo Holovko is a figure in the EBK database.

As a reminder, the SAPO referred to court the case of the former chairman of the Ternopil Regional Council Mykhailo Golovko, the first deputy chairman and deputy chairman of the Ternopil RMA Ihor Demyanchuk and Ihor Haiduk, respectively. According to the prosecution, they persistently requested a local businessman and a volunteer to provide a total of more than UAH 2.4 million for signing certificates of completed works on the construction and repair of infrastructure facilities by a municipal enterprise of the Ternopil Regional Council, as well as for making payments for the debt of the Ternopil RMA to the LLC for works that have already been completed and accepted in 2022.

Such illegal actions of officials were committed despite the fact that the entrepreneur was engaged in volunteer activities and helped the defense forces of Ukraine in every possible way. The head of the Ternopil regional council and two deputy heads of the Ternopil RMA were detained "red-handed" immediately after they received part of the agreed funds, namely over 600 thousand UAH.

As is known, the anti-corruption court found the former head of the Ternopil regional council, Golovka, guilty. He was sentenced to 9 years in prison with confiscation of property. The defendant's defense attorney filed an appeal.