Position: deputy head of the land relations development department of the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of the Odesa Regional State Administration.
The sphere of corrupt activity: manipulations with the land.
Region of corruption activity: Odesa region.
Qualification: Chukhria's actions were classified as a crime under part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
The plot of the case: on February 1, 2023, law enforcement officers detained an official of the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Chukhry, while receiving a $40,000 bribe.
He was accused of offering businessmen his assistance in the "unimpeded" allocation of land plots in the southern region for various sums. This time, he "guaranteed" the businessman the lease of two plots of land on the banks of the Danube. SBU employees documented the fact of extorting $60,000 from a local businessman.
Subsequently, the prosecutor's office of the Odesa region transferred to the National Anti-corruption Bureau criminal proceedings on suspicion of the deputy head of the Department of Land Relations Development of the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of the Odesa Regional State Administration, Serhiy Chukhry, of receiving $40,000 in illegal benefits for not obstructing the receipt and granting of permission for allocation in 4 ha and 1 ha plots for rent on the banks of the Danube River in the city of Reni.
He was released from the pretrial detention center on bail of UAH 4.83 million with the following obligations: to notify of a change in his place of residence and/or place of work; refrain from communicating with witnesses in the specified criminal proceedings; deposit foreign passports and wear an electronic bracelet.
The court suspended the suspect from his post until May 2, 2023.
On September 12, 2023, the High Anti-Corruption Court suspended the hearing of the case against Serhiy Chukhry for receiving $40,000 in illegal benefits until he is released from military service or until the defendant has a real opportunity to participate in court hearings.
Persons potentially involved in the corruption scheme: from open sources it is not known about the alleged accomplices of Serhiy Chukhry.
Wealth: Chukhria's declaration is not publicly available.
Persons who should have responded to corruption schemes: in the case of Serhiy Chukhry, law enforcement officers responded in time to the official's criminal activity. In particular, the case was handled by the SBU, NABU and SAP.
Scandals: before the emergence of the corruption scheme, Serhiy Chukhriy was not noticed as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
For the second day in a row, law enforcement officers are conducting searches in Odesa OVA
The NABU transferred the case of a bribe to an official of Odesa OVA
The case of the expositor of Odesa OVA was stopped from being heard, he was mobilized