Court didn’t detain former Donetsk OMA head Kyrylenko. Charged with illegal enrichment, he was released on ₴30 million bail

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) imposed a preventive measure on the head of a state body with special status — over 30 million hryvnias. The prosecutor is appealing this decision. This was reported by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) on Facebook.

The case concerns the former head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration (OMA) and current head of the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), Pavlo Kyrylenko.

"On August 28, 2024, an investigating judge of the HACC applied a preventive measure against the current head of a state body with special status, suspected of illegal enrichment amounting to ₴56.2 million and filing false declarations (Articles 368-5 and Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The court denied the NABU detectives' motion, which was approved by the SAP prosecutor, to place him in custody and instead applied a preventive measure in the form of a bail of ₴30.28 million with corresponding procedural obligations", - the statement reads.

The prosecutor disagrees with the court's decision and will appeal it in the HACC Appeals Chamber.

As reported, on August 14, 2024, NABU detectives, with the prosecutor's approval, informed the head of the Anti-Monopoly Committee, Pavlo Kyrylenko, of suspicions of illegal enrichment totaling ₴56.2 million and filing false declarations. He is accused of violating Article 368-5 and Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The pre-trial investigation established that between 2020 and 2023, while serving as the head of the OMA, the official acquired 21 pieces of real estate and a luxury car by registering ownership in the names of his wife's relatives.

According to the investigation, the total value of the assets amounted to ₴61.7 million, while the legitimate income of the official and his family members did not allow for such purchases.