HACC Appeals Seizes Chernyshov’s Funds

HACC Appeals Seizes Chernyshov’s Funds image

The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has seized funds seized during searches at the homes of former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov and his wife Svitlana in the context of a case of abuse and receiving unlawful benefits.

As indicated, on July 3, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted a search of Chernyshov and his wife. During the investigative actions, cash was seized, namely: 36 thousand dollars, 13,620 euros, 89,700 UAH, 1,040 pounds sterling. On July 9, the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office filed a motion for their arrest. On August 1, the investigating judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Volodymyr Voronko refused to do so, and therefore the SAPO prosecutor filed an appeal.

The appeal of the SAPO prosecutor shall be granted. The ruling of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court of August 1, 2025 shall be annulled. A new ruling shall be issued, which shall grant the prosecutor's motion and impose an arrest, with a ban on the possession, use and disposal of the property seized on July 3, 2025 during the search, namely: 360 banknotes in denominations of $100 each; 50 banknotes in denominations of UAH 1,000 each belonging to Chernyshov; 10 banknotes with a denomination of 200 Euros, 30 banknotes with a denomination of 100 Euros, 100 banknotes with a denomination of 50 Euros, 104 banknotes with a denomination of 10 Pounds Sterling, 6 banknotes with a denomination of 500 Euros, 2 banknotes with a denomination of 200 Euros, 1 banknote with a denomination of 100 Euros, 4 banknotes with a denomination of 20 Euros, 3 banknotes with a denomination of 10 Euros, 2 banknotes with a denomination of 5 Euros, 79 banknotes with a denomination of 500 UAH, 2 banknotes with a denomination of 100 UAH, which belong to Chernyshov by right of joint joint ownership

– the decision states.

 Oleksiy Chernyshov is a suspect in the EBK database.

We will remind, earlier the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported suspicions of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov in abuses and obtaining illegal benefits.

We also reported that Chernyshov was hiding undeclared Mercedes.