Under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the former village head and two certified engineer-land managers were notified of the suspicion of abuse of official position, which caused serious consequences for state interests protected by law, committed by a group of persons based on a prior conspiracy (Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the suspects alienated almost 22 hectares of land of the Institute of Animal Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the benefit of third parties.
During the development of the land management regarding the change of the boundaries of the village, the participants unjustifiably increased its area, including state-owned lands that are in permanent use by the institute.
After that, the land managers developed technical documentation on the division of this plot into smaller parts and based on the decisions of the village council, which was presided over by the suspect as the village head of the respective village, illegally distributed these plots as private property to more than 200 citizens. Among those who illegally obtained such lands, there are also relatives and friends of the suspects.
In this way, the actions of the suspects caused more than UAH 69 million in damages to the state.
Investigative actions are ongoing, the question of selecting precautionary measures for the accused is being resolved.
At the prosecutor’s request, the above-mentioned plots were seized.
The pre-trial investigation is carried out by the investigators of the Investigative Department of the Main Department of the National Police of the region, under the operational support of the Strategic Investigations Department in the Lviv Region of the SSR of the National Police of Ukraine.
Note: in accordance with Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven in a legal manner and established by a court verdict.
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