Sergey Skuratovsky was arrested and asked to pay bail
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine arrested the former chairman of the committee of the Verkhovna Rada of the VIII convocation on suspicion of unlawfully seizing bank claim rights worth over UAH 128 million. This information was provided by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
On January 4, 2023, the investigative judge of the VAKS imposed a preventive measure in the form of detention, with the option to provide a UAH 40.260 million bail, for one of the members of an organized group accused of illegally seizing a banking institution's claim rights worth 128 million UAH. This decision was made after a request by NABU detectives and approval by the SAPO prosecutor, as stated in the message.
If the suspect opts for bail, they will have to fulfill certain obligations, including appearing whenever summoned by the detective, prosecutor, or court; staying within the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv region unless authorized by the detective, prosecutor, or court; informing the relevant authorities about changes in residence and employment; refraining from contacting other suspects and witnesses; and depositing their passport(s) with the territorial division of the State Migration Service of Ukraine for international travel.
According to the investigation, in 2019, the Verkhovna Rada committee chair, who owned several legal entities, was developing a land parcel on the outskirts of Kyiv. The construction was financed by loans secured against a future multi-apartment housing complex, land parcels, and specific instructions, including from public officials. This was reported by the prosecutor's office.
It is alleged that in order to avoid mortgage obligations and gain the ability to sell the constructed residential property, the member of parliament collaborated with the head of the Main Investigation Department of the SBU (who currently holds a senior position in the Central Office of the State Bureau of Investigation), the head of the ARMA department, the management of the state enterprise “Setam”, and appraisers to unlawfully transfer the bank claim rights through a national agency and state enterprise.
“The individuals involved used counterfeit official documents and received improper benefits, ultimately leading to the purchase of the property at a reduced cost for a controlled legal entity,” stated the SAP.
The prosecutor's office stressed that expert evaluations confirmed that this illegal scheme caused the banking institution more than UAH 112 million in damages — the discrepancy between the actual cost and the amount paid by the perpetrators.
“The actions of the individuals are considered to be offenses under Part 5 of Art. 191, parts 3 and 4 of Art. 358, part 2 of Art. 364, part 3 of Art. 368, and part 3 of Art. 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,” summarized the law enforcement officers.
The prosecutor’s office does not indicate the name of the person involved, however, as Interfax-Ukraine was told by a source in law enforcement agencies, it is about the former people’s deputy Serhiy Skuratovsky (Radical party of Oleg Lyashko).
As reported, on December 22, the anti-corruption authorities of Ukraine notified 8 people of suspicion of illegally seizing the right to claim the bank for more than UAH 128 million, including the former head of the Verkhovna Rada committee, officials persons of the SBU, ARMA and state-owned enterprises, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) reported.
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