Position: Deputy Chairman of the Zaporizhia Regional Council.
Sphere of corrupt activity: public procurement.
Region of corruption activity : Zaporizhzhia.
Qualification: Part 3 Art. 27, Part 4 of Art. 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - an offer or promise to an official to provide him or a third party with an unlawful benefit, as well as the provision of such a benefit for the commission or omission by the official in the interests of the person who offers, promises or provides such a benefit, or in the interests of a third party of any actions with the use of the power or official position granted to him - if an illegal benefit was given to an official who occupies a particularly responsible position, or committed by an organized group of persons or its participant - shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to ten years with or without confiscation of property such
Status: on September 5, 2024, the prosecutor of the SAP decided to complete the pre-trial investigation in the case regarding the Deputy Chairman of the Zaporizhia Regional Council Vladyslav Kutsenko, his assistant Oleksandr Chyzhelikov, and the Deputy of the Regional Council Vyacheslav Kolesnikov in providing over UAH 650,000 in illegal benefits to the director of the "Regional Emergency Medical Center" assistance and disaster medicine" for assistance in the victory of pre-determined business entities in the implementation of medical procurement. As of today, on the instructions of the prosecutor of the SAP, NABU detectives have opened the case materials to the defense for perusal," the prosecutor's office informs.
On February 20, 2023, NABU and SAP informed the Deputy Chairman of the Zaporizhia Regional Council, Vladyslav Kutsenko (nicknamed "pink coat" in law enforcement agencies for his penchant for bright clothes) about the suspicion of providing an illegal benefit to an official of a communal medical institution.
On February 23, the Higher Anti-Corruption Court took into custody the Deputy Chairman of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Council, Vladyslav Kutsenko, with an alternative bail of UAH 3 million.
The plot of the case: As the investigation established, during 2023-2024, the suspects repeatedly provided one of the directors of the regional hospital with funds so that he would contribute to the victory of predetermined companies in the tenders announced by the medical institution, as well as the opening of an account by the medical institution in a specified bank and the placement of funds in it.
As part of the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the Deputy Chairman of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Council, Vladyslav Kutsenko, as the organizer of the crimes, took over the overall management, development and correction of a detailed plan of activities, as well as the distribution of roles and the establishment of communication. In addition, the person used his personal connections, including in law enforcement agencies. According to the division of roles, the deputy of the Zaporizhia Regional Council acted as the perpetrator of the crimes, and the assistant was involved as an accomplice.
During July 2023 - February 2024, the investigation documented 4 episodes of illegal activity by the specified persons, namely 4 transfers of funds totaling more than UAH 650,000 to one of the directors of a health care medical institution for assisting in the victory of predetermined business entities when making medical purchases, as well as for the execution of other financial transactions by the specified medical institution in the interests of financial institutions, in particular, for opening a bank account and placing funds on it in a specified bank.
On February 19, the persons were exposed "in the heat of the moment" immediately after they provided the next part of the illegal benefit. The total amount of illegal profit reaches more than UAH 650,000.
In October 2024, it became known that the High Anti-Corruption Court extended until December 10 the term of office of the suspended Deputy Chairman of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Council, Vladyslav Kutsenko. As you know, the court arrested Kutsenko with an alternative bail of UAH 3 million. These funds were deposited for him and he was released from the pretrial detention center under the following obligations: to arrive at the first request; not to leave the territory of Ukraine without permission; to report a change of residence and/or place of work; refrain from communication with other suspects in this criminal proceeding and witnesses; deposit foreign passports and wear an electronic bracelet.
Later, the bracelet was removed from him and his foreign passports were returned. So the SAP prosecutor asked to extend the remaining duties.
The request of the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office to extend the period of validity of the duties assigned to the suspect (Kutsenko - ed.) in criminal proceedings should be granted. To extend to the suspect the period of validity of the obligations provided for in Part 5 of Art. 194 of the CPC, from 00:00 on October 10, 2024 to December 10, 2024 inclusive
Persons potentially involved in the schemes of Vladyslav Kutsenko:
Vyacheslav Kolesnikov, deputy of the Zaporizhia Regional Council, chairman of the permanent commission on issues of legality, fight against corruption, regulations, deputy activity and deputy ethics, human rights, freedom of speech and information, on February 23, the Higher Anti-Corruption Court took him into custody with an alternative of UAH 1 million bail .
Scandals : on February 22, 2013, the prosecutor of the Zaporizhia district registered criminal proceedings No. 42013080230000008 in the EDPR on the fact that deputies of the Zaporizhia district council of the Zaporizhia region received V.I. Kutsenko. and Kolesnykov V.I. unlawful gain in the amount of UAH 212,600. from Sendetsky G.I.
On the same day, February 22, 2013, the prosecutor of the Zaporizhia district registered criminal proceedings No. 42013080230000009 in the EDPR on the fact that deputies of the Zaporizhia district council of the Zaporizhia region received V.I. Kutsenko. and Kolesnykov V.I. unlawful gain in the amount of UAH 188,000. for influencing the adoption of a decision on land acquisition by the head of the Balabyn settlement council Sosunovskyi V.S.
On May 22, 2013, the prosecutor of the Zaporizhia district registered criminal proceedings No. 42013080230000999 in the EDPR on the fact that deputies of the Zaporizhia district council of the Zaporizhia region received Kutsenko V.I. and Kolesnykov V.I. unlawful gain in the amount of UAH 253,000.
On June 5, 2013, the prosecutor of the Zaporizhia district registered criminal proceedings No. 42013080230001084 in the EDPR on the fact that deputies of the Zaporizhia district council of the Zaporizhia region received Kutsenko V.I. and Kolesnykov V.I. unlawful gain in the amount of UAH 132,570. for influencing the decision on land acquisition by the head of the Volodymyr village council V.B. Staroverov.
Also, on June 5, 2013, the prosecutor of the Zaporizhia district registered criminal proceedings No. 42013080230001085 in the EDPR on the fact that deputies of the Zaporizhia district council of the Zaporizhia region received V.I. Kutsenko. and Kolesnykov V.I. unlawful gain in the amount of UAH 45,400. for influencing the decision on land acquisition by the head of Hryhorivska village council Protsenko S.F.
On February 4, 2014, all materials related to obtaining an illegal benefit by V.I. Kutsenko. and his associate Kolesnikov V.I. combined into one proceeding No. 42013080230000008, which was accepted for investigation by the Investigative Department of the State Department of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The fate of these cases is unknown, from 2015 to 2020, Vladyslav Kutsenko worked in various positions at the Prosecutor General's Office, for some time he was the press secretary of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. In 2020, he returns from his native Zaporizhzhia to head the Batkivshchyna party.
Persons who should have responded to Vladyslav Kutsenko's corruption schemes:
In the case of Vladyslav Kutsenko, law enforcement agencies, the prosecutor's office and the courts worked well. For now.
Assets: Apartment in Zaporizhzhia 76 sq m, 2 hectares of land in Zaporizhzhia region, dacha 56 sq m on 6 acres of land, building a garage for two cars — Mercedes-Benz E 220 D and KIA Sorento JC 5248. Salary in 2021 was 768 thousand hryvnias per year. No securities and corporate rights.
Sources:
Unified state register of declarations
NABU and SAP exposed the deputy chairman of the Zaporizhia Regional Council
VAKS arrested the deputy chairman of the Zaporizhia Regional Council