Position: since 2023 he has been the Deputy Head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Hospital of Veterinary Medicine.
Sphere of corruption: medical.
Region of corruption: Transcarpathia.
Qualification: Part 1, Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: the court found Vasyl Vovchek guilty of accepting an unlawful benefit and fined him UAH 25,500. The accused was also banned from holding positions related to the performance of organizational and administrative and economic functions in hospitals for a year.
Case story: The Beregov District Court of the Transcarpathian region found 60-year-old Vasyl Vovchko guilty of receiving unlawful benefit and fined him UAH 25,500. According to the verdict published in the court register, the accused worked as the head of the Beregov District State Hospital of Veterinary Medicine. Subordinates paid Vasyl Vovchko part of the bonuses received.
The case materials state that in December 2022, two veterinarians from the Ivanovo Veterinary Hospital and a paramedic from the Borzhavskoye Veterinary Hospital at different times gave Vasyl Vovchuk UAH 8,000 from their bonuses. The doctors testified in court that the manager demanded that they give back part of the money.
During the court hearings, the accused repented and entered into a plea agreement with the prosecutor. It should be noted that Vasyl Vovchok has headed the Beregov Veterinary Hospital since 2003. Since 2023, he has been the deputy head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Hospital of Veterinary Medicine.
Judge Lajos Gal found Vasyl Vovchek guilty of accepting an unlawful benefit (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and fined him UAH 25,500. The accused was also banned from holding positions related to the performance of organizational and administrative and economic functions in hospitals for a year. The verdict can be appealed in the Court of Appeal.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: judging by the case materials, he acted independently.
Assets: in his 2024 declaration, Vovchok indicated a residential building and three land plots, as well as a 2011 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA car, worth UAH 95,419, which belongs to his wife. In addition, he declared UAH 483,380 in wages.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Vovchok, law enforcement officers reacted in time, however, judge Lajos Gal fined only UAH 25.5 thousand.
Scandals: There is no information in open sources about other scandals in which Vovchok would appear.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/44ff7654-b90e-4f95-bd29-1bcafb84c9b8