Case of ex-mayor of Sumy Lysenko over UAH 2.1 million bribe sent to court
19 September 2024 14:21
The case of receiving a 2.1 million bribe by former Sumy mayor Oleksandr Lysenko has been sent to court. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the SAPO press service.
“The SAPO prosecutor, based on the materials of the NABU pre-trial investigation, sent an indictment to the court accusing the former mayor of Sumy and his accomplice, the former director of the Infrastructure Department of the Sumy City Council, of soliciting and receiving an undue advantage in a particularly large amount, namely UAH 2,130,000,” the statement said.
The investigation established that the officials demanded an undue benefit for resolving the issue of setting a new economically justified tariff for household waste management for a legal entity by the executive committee of the Sumy City Council and not creating artificial obstacles to the company’s business activities.
Between November 2022 and October 2023, the officers documented receiving illegal benefits totalling UAH 2,130,000.
on 2 October 2023, the mayor of the city and the director of the Department were caught red-handed immediately after receiving the third part of the agreed funds – UAH 1,430,000. Their actions are classified under Part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of eight to twelve years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, with confiscation of property.
