HACC Issues Arrest Warrant for Perepelytsia

The High Anti-Corruption Court has taken Zoya Perepelitsa into custody 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.

To choose a preventive measure in the form of detention for the suspect (Perepelitsa – ed.). After the suspect is detained and no later than 48 hours from the time of her delivery to the place of criminal proceedings, to consider the issue of applying the selected preventive measure in the form of detention or changing it to a milder preventive measure

Yuriy Shchygol is a suspect 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 High Anti-Corruption Court applied a preventive measure in the form of a bail of UAH 60,560 to Yuriy Bilous, a judge of the Lychakiv District Court of Lviv.