Position: prosecutor of the General Prosecutor's Office.
Sphere of corruption activity: law enforcement.
Region of corruption activity: the city of Kyiv.
Qualification: Gunko's actions were qualified under Part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: in custody.
The plot of the case: on July 15, 2024, the SAP and NABU exposed the prosecutors of the Department of the General Prosecutor's Office for receiving an illegal benefit in the amount of $170 thousand.
One of the prosecutors, Oleg Gunko, was detained and informed of the suspicion. The issue of notification of suspicion to all exposed persons and their selection of precautionary measures is also being resolved.
Subsequently, the Higher Anti-Corruption Court sent Oleg Gunko to arrest with alternative bail.
On July 18, the Investigative Judge of the National Security Agency considered the request of NABU detectives, approved by the prosecutor, to apply a preventive measure to the prosecutor of the OGP, who was exposed on July 15 for receiving $170,000 in illegal benefits for making a decision to close the criminal proceedings and lift the arrest from the property seized within the framework of these proceedings .
Thus, the court partially supported the position of the prosecutor of the SAPS and imposed a preventive measure on the prosecutor in the form of detention for a period of 60 days with the alternative of paying UAH 4 million in bail.
In the event of bail, the suspect will be subject to the relevant procedural obligations, in particular to appear at every request to the detective, the prosecutor and the court; not to leave the city of Kyiv without the permission of the investigator, the prosecutor and the court; notify the investigator, prosecutor or court about a change of residence; refrain from communicating with witnesses in this criminal proceeding; hand over your passport for traveling abroad to the relevant state authorities; wear an electronic means of control.
Persons potentially involved in the corruption scheme: in addition to Gunko, other prosecutors of the General Prosecutor's Office are also involved in the scheme, but their names have not been disclosed at the moment.
Assets: in the declaration for 2022, Gunko indicated that he owns a plot of land in the Khmelnytskyi region, rents an apartment in Kyiv, and also has a registered place of residence in an apartment in Kharkiv. In addition, the prosecutor's daughter lives in her grandfather's house in Khmelnytskyi region and has a registered place of residence in a dormitory in Khmelnytskyi.
Oleg Gunko also declared a Toyota Camry car (worth UAH 300,000) purchased in 2020.
The prosecutor's income for the first year of the full-scale war was UAH 1,134,460.
Gunko kept his biggest savings in cash, he declared $40,000.
In the declaration for 2023, Gunko's income increased slightly and amounted to UAH 1,819,628. The prosecutor declared $60,000 in cash.
Persons who should have responded to corruption schemes: law enforcement agencies responded in time to the criminal activities of Gunko and his accomplices. In particular, NABU and SAP are dealing with the case.
Scandals: before the emergence of the corruption scheme, he was not noticed as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/07/16/7465902/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/07/18/7466263/
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/162c2f2f-e792-49dc-8ce5-259a8a77d6f9
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/37279d89-78a8-4874-a647-8d69fd60c310