Position: ex-prosecutor of the Fastiv district prosecutor's office.
Sphere of corruption activity: judicial.
Region of corruption activity: Kyiv region.
Qualification: Bondar's actions were qualified under Art. 4. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: is in the pretrial detention center.
The plot of the case: in October 2023, in the Kyiv region, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service detained Dmytro Bondar, the prosecutor of the Fastiv District Prosecutor's Office.
According to the investigation, the employee of the prosecutor's office demanded 30,000 dollars from the businessman for closing the criminal proceedings. He agreed to such "cooperation" and transferred the funds in two tranches.
On October 3, while receiving the second part of the money — $15,000 — the prosecutor was detained.
According to the materials of the official inspection, Dmytro Bondar conducted a pre-trial investigation in a criminal case about the forgery of technical documentation with land management for a plot of land belonging to a poultry factory. The prosecutor learned that the owner of the business wanted to sell it, but the criminal history of the poultry farm would prevent this. Therefore, the owner of the factory was looking for a prosecutor, who is investigating the case regarding his business, in order to negotiate with him on the closure of the proceedings.
Bondar himself contacted the entrepreneur and arranged a meeting in Kyiv. During the meeting, Bondar explained that he could close the case for money. The men agreed to agree on the amount of the bribe at the next meeting.
A month later, Bondar and the businessman met again. In order not to sound out loud, the prosecutor took out his phone and wrote on it the cost of closing the case - 30 thousand dollars. The businessman agreed to this and commented: "yeah, thirty floors. Yes, it will be? ... I think thirty is generally good for them."
Two days later, the men met again in Kyiv. When handing over the first half of the bribe, the businessman asked the prosecutor if there would be any confirmation. The prosecutor assured that the businessman will receive the documentary evidence he so desperately wants. But the entrepreneur still worried.
"Everything is clear there, as we agreed? The only thing I'm worried about is that there is a document. And when will the second part be? Will you type? Yes? Everything will be fine? I hope," the businessman asked Bondar.
"Everything will depend on the weather! The weather is good, it means that everything is fine," replied Bondar.
At the final meeting, Bondar showed the owner of the poultry farm the decision to close the criminal proceedings due to the lack of a crime. On this day, the prosecutor received the last part of the bribe, after which he was detained. Police officers found money and a decree in Bondar's car.
The prosecutor is accused of accepting an offer, promise or receiving an illegal benefit by an official.
Persons potentially involved in the corruption scheme: the owner of a poultry farm who agreed to pay a bribe. His surname is not disclosed in open sources.
Wealth: in the declaration for the first year of the full-scale war, Bondar declared an apartment in Odesa and a plot of land in the Odesa region, as well as living in a room in Kyiv.
Bondar's income for 2022 was UAH 191,985. At the same time, the ex-prosecutor did not specify any vehicle or cash savings.
In 2021, Bondar's income was only UAH 134,917.
Persons who should have responded to corruption schemes: law enforcement agencies responded in time to Bondar's criminal activities. The prosecutor's violations were discovered by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine.
Scandals: before the emergence of the corruption scheme, he was not noticed as a figure in other scandals.
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