SAPO and NABU announce suspicion of former official of the Prosecutor General’s Office: what is known about the case
16 January 00:26
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have announced their suspicion of a former high-ranking official of the Prosecutor General’s Office, whom the investigation considers to be involved in abuses that caused hundreds of millions of hryvnias in losses to the state budget. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the press service of the NABU.
What are the allegations?
According to the investigation, the former deputy head of one of the departments of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine assisted an official of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine in abusing his official position.
This refers to a situation where a business entity appealed to the SFS against a decision to impose additional tax liabilities. The consideration of such appeals was within the powers of the first deputy head of the SFS, who had to make a decision and sign it within the time limit established by law.
How the scheme worked
Investigators established that the fiscal authority official, acting in the interests of the business structure and with the assistance of a prosecutor’s office employee, deliberately failed to sign the draft decision on time.
According to NABU, the prosecutor created artificial grounds for delaying the process. In particular, on the last day before the deadline, he requested all the materials of the taxpayer’s audit.
This allowed the head of the State Fiscal Service to declare that it was impossible to make a decision due to the lack of necessary documents.
Consequences for the budget
As a result of these actions, the state lost the opportunity to collect more than UAH 641 million in taxes and penalties.
Law enforcement officials emphasize that the losses were caused precisely by the deliberate delay of procedures and abuse of official powers.
Criminal classification
The suspect’s actions are classified under:
- Part 5 of Article 27,
- Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
(aiding and abetting abuse of power or official position).
The NABU noted that the former high-ranking official of the State Fiscal Service was notified of the suspicion in this case back in February 2025, and the High Anti-Corruption Court has already handed down a guilty verdict against him.
The investigation into other figures involved in the case is ongoing.
