The case of Khmelnytsky MSEC head: seized millions of dollars can be confiscated only by court order
10 February 19:13
The millions of dollars seized in the case of Tetiana Krupa, head of the Khmelnytsky State Medical Examination Commission, can be confiscated only by court order as a result of her case.
This was announced during a press conference by the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports citing Ukrinform.
“The case is under pre-trial investigation. We are taking measures to search for and seize not only money, but also real estate on the territory of Ukraine and abroad. And confiscation is possible only by a final court decision. No other options are possible. We live in a state governed by the rule of law. If a person is found guilty of a particular crime, the court will then decide what part of these assets to confiscate and on what basis, and whether it will be a special confiscation or just confiscation,” he said.
Earlier, NABU Director Semen Kryvonos said that detectives are investigating how more than $5 million was obtained, which law enforcement officers found last fall from the head of the Khmelnytsky Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, Tetiana Krupa.
As a reminder, on October 5, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation detained and notified the head of the Khmelnytsky Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise of suspicion of illicit enrichment.
Prior to that, on October 3 and 4, law enforcement officers conducted a series of searches in the official’s offices and at the place of residence of the official and her close relatives.
In the office of the head of the MSEC, law enforcement officers found $100,000, as well as a number of forged medical documents, lists of “evaders” with fake names and fake diagnoses.
At the home of the official and her relatives, SBI officers found almost $5 million 244 thousand, 300 thousand euros, more than UAH 5 million, branded jewelry and jewelry.
