Ministry of Justice asks court to confiscate property of ex-Minister Tabachnyk
25 March 2024 14:26
The Ministry of Justice has filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court to impose sanctions on former Education and Science Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk. This was reported by the press service of the ministry, Komersant ukrainskyi 
reports.
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court to impose a sanction under paragraph 1-1 of part one of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine “On Sanctions” on Dmytro Tabachnyk, a third party who does not claim any independent claims: Alla Viktorivna Tabachnyk.
Paragraph 1-1 of part one of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine “On San ctions” provides for the recovery of assets belonging to an individual or legal entity, as well as assets in respect of which such a person may directly or indirectly (through other individuals or legal entities) perform actions identical in content to the exercise of the right to dispose of them.
It is noted that Tabachnyk, who left Ukraine after the events of the Revolution of Dignity and is now in the temporarily occupied territory, conducted subversive activities against Ukraine even before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, in contact with a representative of the Russian special service.
And during the full-scale invasion, he, together with representatives of the highest authorities of the Russian Federation, organised and coordinated the activities of the heads of the occupation administrations of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in the areas of healthcare, education, and preparation for referendums.
In November 2022, the SBU served Tabachnyk with a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code (high treason committed under martial law).
Subsequently, the SBU seized his property worth over $2 million.
The SBU also exposed Tabachnyk as a collaborator with the FSB and an associate of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
In March 2024, the court sentenced Tabachnyk to 15 years in prison in absentia.
Based on the evidence collected, the court found Tabachnyk guilty under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
▪️ ч. 2 Art. 111 (high treason committed under martial law);
▪️ ч. 1 Art. 111-2 (aiding and abetting the aggressor state);
▪️ ч. 2, Art. 28, Art. 438, para. 1 (violation of the laws and customs of war).
The trial was held in a special court proceeding in absentia (in the absence of the accused).
