Former head of Odesa regional TCC Borisov detained again on his way out of pre-trial detention centre
29 May 2024 11:28
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The former head of the Odesa regional TCC, Yevhen Borysov, was detained in Kyiv after he was released on bail in the amount of UAH 12 million on the previous charge. He was served a new suspicion notice of legalisation of illegal proceeds in the amount of over UAH 142 million. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
“The Bureau received information that after paying bail, the defendant planned to leave the pre-trial detention centre and hide from the investigation, in particular, to go abroad,”
– the statement reads.
The former official was served a new suspicion notice of legalisation of illegal proceeds in the amount of more than UAH 142 million, namely under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
It should be noted that criminal proceedings are already underway against Borysov under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. In 2023, he was detained by the State Bureau of Investigation and the court imposed a preventive measure in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 150 million. The courts subsequently reduced the bail to UAH 12 million.
The SBI conducted an extensive investigation, collecting a “huge” amount of evidence.
The investigation found that family members of the former head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Centre for Manning and Social Support purchased expensive cars in Ukraine and then moved them abroad. Also, the acquisition of luxury real estate abroad, totalling over UAH 190 million, was recorded.
The difference between the value of the acquired assets and the legal income of the defendant and his family members is over UAH 140 million. The origin of these funds is not confirmed by any documents.
To ensure a full and impartial investigation, media reports were also studied. The materials of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) were also examined, which also found signs of illicit enrichment of the former Odesa military commissar worth more than UAH 188 million.
For example, one of the journalistic investigations showed that the military commander’s mother became the owner of a residential building in Spain worth more than EUR 4 million last year. It also turned out that, in addition to luxury foreign real estate, she also purchased a Mercedes-Benz EQV car this year for almost UAH 3 million.
Subsequently, law enforcement officers found that the ex-military commander’s mother-in-law had also become the owner of an expensive car fleet in recent years without having sufficient funds of legal origin. It included: Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG, Toyota Land Cruiser.
The ex-military commissar’s wife also purchased another foreign property – an office space in Spain worth EUR 737 thousand, also without having sufficient legally obtained assets and income.
The former military commissar has already been served with a notice of suspicion:
- acquisition by a person authorised to perform state functions of assets whose value is more than six thousand five hundred tax-free minimum incomes of citizens exceeds his/her legitimate income (Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
- failure to report for service on time without valid reasons by a serviceman committed under martial law is a criminal offence (part 5 of Article 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
- evasion of military service duties by deception committed under martial law (Article 409(4) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The sanctions of the articles provide for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 10 years.
