High Anti-Corruption Court Confiscates Over 1.6 Million UAH from Prosecutor of the General Prosecutor’s Office Over Suspicion of Illicit Income
On September 17, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine issued a ruling to confiscate 1.64 million hryvnias belonging to a prosecutor from one of the departments of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
This judgment marked the culmination of an investigation into the origins of these funds, which were deemed unjustified and potentially acquired through violations.
It was established that the money was received as a gift from the prosecutor’s mother, prompting further scrutiny by law enforcement.
According to the investigation, the prosecutor’s mother received nearly 2 million hryvnias to purchase real estate, but it was found that a significant part of this amount—specifically 1.64 million hryvnias—could not have been obtained from legitimate sources.
Consequently, a lawsuit was filed, and the court recognized the assets as unjustified, ordering their seizure in favor of the state.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has not disclosed the name of the suspect, but the Center for Counteracting Corruption reported that it was Olga Yanishchevska — a prosecutor from the procedural guidance department in DBR cases of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Earlier, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention revealed that this same prosecutor had also received approximately two million hryvnias as a gift from her mother for the purchase of property in Kyiv.
This case underscores the ongoing importance of strict scrutiny over income sources among law enforcement officials and the need to strengthen anti-corruption measures nationwide.