Position: head of the department for defense work and interaction with law enforcement agencies of the Volyn Regional State Administration. He is currently the head of the patronage service of the Volyn Regional State Administration.
Sphere of corruption activity: law enforcement.
Region of corruption activity: Volyn region.
Qualification: Part 5 Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: house arrest.
The plot of the case: a former official of the Volyn regional state administration, who is a suspect in the case related to the purchase of military ammunition of inadequate quality in 2022 for more than 33 million hryvnias, has had his bail reduced by almost half. As stated in the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court, the bail amount was reduced from 372 thousand 150 hryvnias to 198 thousand 480 hryvnias. The difference of the deposit in the amount of 173 thousand 670 hryvnias will be returned to his bank account.
We are talking about the head of the department for defense work and interaction with law enforcement agencies of the Volyn Regional State Administration, whose functions, according to the RSA website, were performed by Sushyk Valentyn Hryhorovych in 2022.
As early as December 2022, in his decision, the investigating judge of the State Administrative Court of Ukraine indicated that there was a risk of hiding the official from the pre-trial investigation bodies and the court. Among the reasons is the fact established by the investigation that Valentyn Sushik tried to leave Ukraine in August 2022 without notifying officials, allegedly for treatment.
In addition, the judge noted that before the verdict is announced, the citizen of Volhynia has the opportunity to travel abroad without hindrance due to his age, and the pre-trial investigation body does not have effective mechanisms to prevent escape and further search for the suspect. Valentyn Sushyk worked in the structural units of the Volyn regional state administration since 2005. From November 2022, he is the head of the patronage service of the Volyn regional state administration.
According to the investigation, Sushyk, being an official of the authority, decided to act contrary to the provisions of the regulations during the purchase of military ammunition and to use the funds of the regional budget, having reached preliminary verbal agreements with the officials of LLC "BC "KBR".
The agreement was to give the company advantages in the development of funds from the regional budget and the conclusion of contracts for the purchase of the necessary equipment (protective equipment) for the military unit as the sole executor without observing the principles of public procurement. The suspect decided to buy helmets and bulletproof vests from the company "BK KBR" LLC under a contract in which conditions regarding the quality of military ammunition, which are mandatory for such contracts, were deliberately not included.
With this, Sushyk actually allowed the purchase of protective vests in the amount of 884 units and combat helmets wz.2005 in the amount of 846 units, which do not correspond to the 4th class of protection according to DSTU 8782:2018 and the 1st class of protection according to DSTU 8835:2019, from LLC "BC "KBR" . Thus, UAH 33,899,404 was spent.
Persons who are potentially involved in corruption schemes: the second suspect in the case is Dmytro Nesteruk, the director of BC CBR LLC. He is wanted.
Wealth: in the declaration for 2023, Sushyk listed an apartment and $20,700 in cash.
Scandals : in open sources there is no information about other scandals in which Sushyk would appear.
Persons who should respond: law enforcement officers responded in time.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/074933be-fdf8-4a32-be91-96b41aec7dba