Solonkivtsi village council official exposed by SBI for illegal privatisation of land allocated by master plan for road construction to be tried
SBI officers have completed an investigation into the head of the land department of Solonkiv village council (Lviv region). The official helped to illegally transfer a plot of land worth about UAH 1.3 million to private ownership.
The indictment has been sent to court.
The official was well aware that according to the master plan of Lviv, a road connecting two districts of the city was to be built on this plot. However, taking advantage of the lack of registration of the land in the State Land Cadastre, he approved its transfer to a private person. At the same time, the official did not inform the person that the land had restrictions and that its privatisation contradicted the city’s general plan.
As a result, the official illegally transferred a 0.15-hectare plot to a private individual, causing the community to suffer losses of almost UAH 1.3 million.
The man is accused of abuse of power, which caused grave consequences (part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for up to 6 years.
He has now been removed from office, and the court has seized the illegally privatised land plot.
The Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office is providing procedural guidance.
It should be reminded that one indictment has already been filed against the individual.
As part of an organised criminal group of officials of the Solonkiv village council, the official facilitated the illegal privatisation of three land plots worth UAH 2.7 million using a similar scheme.