HACC Convicts Ex-Inspector Kot

The High Anti-Corruption Court found former state inspector of the customs clearance department No. 3 of the "Uhryniv" customs post of Lviv Customs Nazariy Kot guilty of abuse and sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison.

This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, but the name of the accused was not mentioned. According to media reports, it is Kot.

On September 4, 2025, the Supreme Court of Ukraine announced the verdict against the former state inspector of the Customs Office No. 3 of the Uhryniv Municipal Administrative District of Lviv Customs, whose actions led to the illegal movement of goods outside customs control and non-payment of mandatory customs payments in the amount of more than 15 million UAH. By the court verdict, the person was found guilty of committing criminal offenses under Part 2 of Article 364 and Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years and six months with a fine of 8,500 UAH, with deprivation of the right to hold positions in the bodies of the State Customs Service for a term of 2 years
– informs the prosecutor's office.

The court's verdict becomes final 30 days from the date of its pronouncement, unless it is appealed.

The SAPO added that the SAPO and NABU transferred the seized goods in this case to the National Assets Tracing Agency and they were sold at auctions. The winners of the auctions paid over UAH 15 million in customs payments to the state budget, and the funds from the sale of the goods were placed on the ARMA deposit account.

The court verdict applied special confiscation and transferred to the state revenue funds in the amount of over 23 million UAH and income received from placing funds in the ARMA deposit account in the amount of almost 3 million UAH.

Let us remind you that Nazariy Kit is a person involved in the EBK base.

We also previously reported that law enforcement officers exposed the head of the Sarny Forestry Department of the state enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" for receiving more than UAH 3 million in bribes.