HACC Upholds Terentyev’s Suspicion

HACC Upholds Terentyev’s Suspicion image

The High Anti-Corruption Court has left the former head of the permanent commission on architecture, urban planning and land relations of the Kyiv City Council, Mykhailo Terentyev, under suspicion in the case of businessman Denys Komarnytsky.

According to Terentyev's defense attorney, the suspicion reported to his client is unfounded.

The complaint is dismissed. The decision can be appealed directly to the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court within 5 days from the date of its announcement.

– the decision states.

The suspect's defense attorney has filed an appeal against this decision with the Appeals Chamber of the HACC. The next hearing is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on October 8.

Mikhail Terentyev is a suspect in the EBK database.

As a reminder, on February 6, 2025, it became known that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau was conducting investigative actions against businessman Denys Komarnytskyi.

Later, the NABU press service reported that the Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office "are conducting a large-scale operation "Clean City" to expose a criminal organization involved in land corruption in the Kyiv City Council."

As part of the investigation, 7 members of the criminal organization were detained, and a total of 10 people were suspected.

The list of suspects includes, in particular, Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration Petro Olenych , businessman Denys Komarnytskyi , and Head of the Kyiv City Council Standing Committee on Architecture, Urban Planning and Land Relations Mykhailo Terentyev.