State Registrar in Lviv Region Accused of Illegal Land Registration
Due to the illegal actions of the official, the rights to a land plot, which actually belonged to one of the village councils in the Lviv region, were registered under another organization, and the right of permanent use of this land under one of Lviv’s LLCs.
Investigation and Charges
The perpetrator, a state registrar of one of the village councils in the Lviv region, was exposed by the investigators of the Department for Investigation of Economic and Official Activities Crimes of the Lviv Region Police Investigation Department in collaboration with operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Lviv region, under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
As established by law enforcement, in 2024, the accused, using her official position, unauthorizedly made changes to the information in the Unified State Register of Real Property Rights and the Register of Property Rights to real estate regarding a land plot of more than 2 hectares. In this way, the official illegally registered ownership of the mentioned plot, which actually belonged to one of the village councils in the Lviv region, under another organization, and also registered the right of permanent use of this land under one of Lviv’s LLCs. In this way, the legitimate owner – the village council, was caused damages amounting to more than 25 million hryvnias.
Court Process and Consequences
The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings, opened under Part 3 of Article 362 (Unauthorized actions with information processed in electronic computing machines (computers), automated systems, computer networks, or stored on carriers of such information, committed by a person with the right of access to it) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, has been completed. The indictment has been forwarded to the court for consideration.
The sanction of the article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three to six years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.
During the pre-trial investigation, the illegal registration of ownership and permanent use rights of the land plot were canceled, and the damages were compensated.
National Police of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine in the Lviv Region, Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.