Position: ex-head of the Western Interregional Department of the Ministry of Justice.
Sphere of corruption activity: legal sphere.
Region of corruption activity: Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, Chernivtsi regions.
Qualification: Luklyan's actions were qualified under part 3 of Art. 368 (acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of undue benefit by an official).
Status: at large.
The plot of the case: in July 2024, the Security Service exposed the head of the Western Interregional Department of the Ministry of Justice, which is the main body for state legal policy in 7 oblasts in western Ukraine, for corruption. Together with his accomplices, he received bribes for illegally closing executive proceedings against citizens who have debt obligations.
The SSU did not name the person involved, but according to media reports, it was about Oleg Lyuklian, who was dismissed from his post after being exposed.
It is reported that Lyuklian involved several of his subordinates in the illegal mechanism - those involved systematically received bribes for the illegal closing of executive proceedings against citizens with debt obligations. In relation to the ex-official, the investigation documented 4 facts of the official's receipt of illegal benefits in the amounts: UAH 1,000, UAH 32,000, UAH 67,000, and UAH 113,000.
For an illegal benefit, the officials of the Ministry of Justice offered the debtors to close the enforcement proceedings without paying the payments determined by the court. To transfer funds, the organizer of the scheme involved an intermediary - a resident of Ivano-Frankivsk.
In the future, the participants distributed the monetary reward among themselves, and the executive proceedings were closed with the wording "in connection with the full repayment of the debt."
During searches of the places of work, residence and vehicles of the perpetrators, the following were found: large sums of cash; materials of executive proceedings, the participants of which were involved in processing; mobile phones with evidence of illegal activity.
The former head of the Ministry of Justice was informed of the suspicion of Part 3 of Art. 368 (acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an unlawful benefit by an official) of the Criminal Code. His intermediary was charged with suspicion under Part 5 of Art. 27, Part 3 of Art. 368 (assistance in the acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an illegal benefit by an official) of the Criminal Code.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: in addition to Oleg Lyuklyanskyi, his intermediaries were also involved in the scheme. However, their names are not disclosed in open sources.
Assets: in the declaration for 2023, Oleg Lyuklyan stated that he has a free right to use a residential building and an apartment in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
In addition, Lyuklyan has the free right to use a VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN car worth UAH 454,388, which belongs to his wife Natalia.
In the same year, Oleg Lyuklyan earned UAH 582,809. At the same time, the ex-official did not indicate any monetary assets.
Persons who should have responded: law enforcement agencies responded in a timely manner to the criminal activities of Oleg Lyuklian and his intermediaries.
Scandals: before the emergence of the corruption scheme, Oleg Lyuklyan was not noticed as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://zaxid.net/ekskerivnika_upravlinnya_minyustu_u_lvovi_vikrili_na_habari_n1588597
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/07/1/7463473/
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/97573082-9d61-4970-a2bb-e0722fd792fd