The High Anti-Corruption Court has closed the case against MP Dubnevych regarding losses incurred by Ukrzaliznytsia: what is known
26 May 19:57
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has decided to close the criminal case against eight individuals, including a member of the Ukrainian Parliament. The case was closed because the statute of limitations for the pre-trial investigation expired after the suspects were notified of the charges.
This was reported by the court’s press service , according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
According to the HACC press service, the court granted the defense’s motion based on paragraph 10 of part 1 of Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
“The High Anti-Corruption Court granted the defense’s motion and closed the criminal proceedings on the basis of paragraph 10 of part 1 of Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine due to the expiration of the pre-trial investigation period following the notification of the suspect (Article 219 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine),” the statement reads.
Among those accused in this case were:
- Member of the Ukrainian Parliament
- Former First Deputy Head of the “Production Support Center” branch of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”
- Chairman of the Board of PJSC “Dnipropetrovsk Switch Plant”
- Other officials
The ruling to close the case may be appealed within seven days of its announcement.
In October 2019, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) stated that Member of Parliament Yaroslav Dubnevych played a key role in the proceedings related to causing losses amounting to 93 million UAH to PJSC “Ukrzaliznytsia.”
According to the investigation, a group of officials from the production support center of PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia, in collusion with Dubnevych, organized a corruption scheme through which the company overpaid more than 93 million hryvnias for the supply of goods between 2015 and 2017.
In November 2023, the High Anti-Corruption Court issued an international arrest warrant for Dubnevych for failing to appear at court hearings and for staying abroad. His bail of 56 million hryvnias was also forfeited to the state.
In addition, Dubnevych is a defendant in another criminal case involving the embezzlement of gas worth 2.1 billion hryvnias between 2013 and 2017.
